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Expectations for DPRK-USA Summit never particularly high

After the second summit between the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) concluded in Hanoi without any agreement, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) posted a story saying that the expectations for this summit were never “particularly high”.
Expectations for DPRK-USA Summit never particularly high ảnh 1US President Donald Trump (L) and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un shake hands at the summit in Hanoi on February 28 (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Sydney (VNA) – After the second summit between the US and the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) concluded in Hanoi without any agreement, theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) posted a story saying that theexpectations for this summit were never “particularly high”.

ABC wrote that US President Donald Trump “framedthis failed summit as having walking away – showing the US is in the driver'sseat”, while DPRK leader Kim Jong-un will “seek to frame it as a mutualdecision to part ways between two leaders of equal weighting.”

It added before arranging a meeting betweentheir leaders, the US and the DPRK should let their lower-level diplomats makesome progress.

The Trump-Kim meetings wrapped up earlier thanexpected in Hanoi on February 28, and the two sides left the summit with nojoint agreement.-VNA
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