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President Trump says US-DPRK summit to take place in Hanoi

US President Donald Trump has announced that his upcoming meeting with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un slated for late February will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam.
President Trump says US-DPRK summit to take place in Hanoi ảnh 1US President Donald Trump (Source: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – US President Donald Trump has announced that hisupcoming meeting with the Democratic People’s Republicof Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un slated for lateFebruary will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam.
         
The US president wrote on his Twitter page that his representativeshad just left the DPRK after a very productive meeting and an agreed upon time anddate for the second summit with Kim Jong-un.

According to him,the meeting will take place in Hanoi,Vietnam onFebruary 27 and 28.

“I look forwardto seeing Chairman Kim and advancing the cause of peace,” Trump wrote.

Earlier onFebruary 6, asked to comment on the USPresident’s remarkin his latest State of the Union address on the upcoming summit, the spokesperson of the Vietnamese ForeignMinistry Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnam welcomes the meeting and strongly supportsdialogues to maintain peace, security and stability on the Korean Peninsula.     

“Vietnam stands ready to actively contributeto and cooperate with relevant sides to ensure the success for the secondUS-DPRK summit, thus helping achieve the above-mentioned goal,”she affirmed.-VNA 
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