US, DPRK leaders begin second day of summit in Hanoi

US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un convened their meeting at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel on February 28 morning.

US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un convened their meeting at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel on February 28 morning.

US President Donald Trump (L) and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un

Speaking to the media, Kim pledged to exert efforts to make the summit fruitful.

Since their first summit in Singapore in June 2018, inter-Korean economic relations have progressed but still meet obstacles due to international sanctions and the US’s unilateral ones.

The second summit in Hanoi is expected to devise specific measures towards denuclearisation, thereby maintaining everlasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and the region.

The event is also hoped to open up a new opportunity to loosen sanctions and enable the DPRK economy to “take off”.

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US President Donald Trump (R) and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un at their meeting on September 27 in Hanoi, Vietnam

US President Donald Trump said on February 28 that he had an effective discussion with the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un on February 27.

Talking the press before the second working day of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, President Trump stressed that he is not hasty in the denuclearization and the pace of the work is not so important.

He expressed his respect for DPRK leader Kim, while highlighting the great potential for the two countries to develop their relations.

The US leader thanked the DPRK leader for refraining from missile and nuclear tests.

For his part, Chairman Kim said he had a nice dialogue with President Trump and expressed his hope for the summit to reach positive outcomes.

White House reveals agenda of DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit’s second day

US President Donald Trump will join a 45-minute one-on-one meeting with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un at 9am (local time) in Hanoi on February 28, according to the US’s White House.

After this meeting, the leaders will attend an expanded meeting with members of the two delegations.

They will have lunch together at 11:55pm, before holding a joint statement signing ceremony which is scheduled to take place at 2:05pm.

A news conference on the summit’s results will be held on 3:30pm the same day.

After their meeting and dinner on February 27 evening at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel, both the US President and the DRPK leader voiced their optimism about realising targets towards peace and complete denuclearisation in the Korean Peninsula.

US President Trump tweeted that he had “great meetings” and “very good dialogue” with leader Kim.

On February 25, the Presidential Residence (Blue House) of the Republic of Korea said the two leaders could reach a deal on declaring an end to the Korean War at their second summit in Hanoi. Its spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said he thought even just an end-of-war declaration by the DPRK and the US alone would be enough.