Second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un (Source: VNA) Prague (VNA) – The DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, held during February27-28, has been spotlighted by the Czech press, with positive assessments ofVietnam’s organisational work, as well as the summit’s outcomes.
In an interview granted to Vietnam NewsAgency correspondents in the Czech Republic, Dr. Takashi Hosoda – an expert onAsia-Pacific security and a lecturer at the Charles University of the Czech Republic– appreciated Vietnam’s work in hosting the event, particularly in ensuringsecurity, reception, and logistics without any incidents.
Ensuring security, reception, and logisticsis always a huge organisational challenge for such historic event, especially forVietnam who only had a short time for preparations.
The successful organisation affirmed thecountry’s capacity of holding major international events, helping to raise itsrole and position in the region and the world, particularly in diplomacy andsecurity, Hosoda stated.
According to the lecturer, through the successfulorganisation of the summit and the bilateral meetings between Vietnam’s seniorleaders with US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un, the Vietnam-US and Vietnam-DPRK relations havebeen lifted to a new height. The US and the DPRK showed their respect for andbelief in their relations with Vietnam.
Regarding the denuclearisation process onthe Korean Peninsula, the expert said that although no agreement was issued atthe summit, both Trump and Kim built their goodwill relations, thus creatingmotivation for the two countries to continue their dialogue in the future.
This will act as a foundation to solve thenuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula by peaceful means through dialogue,contributing to ensuring peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, headded.
Dr. Hosoda also expressed his hope for athird DPRK-USA summit to be conducted in the near future. –VNA
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