US-North Korea summit to be held in Hanoi

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Trump and Kim to meet in Hanoi

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US President Donald Trump has said that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the end of this month in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.

The announcement follows a visit to Pyongyang this week by the US envoy for North Korea, where he met with his counterpart.

Trump called that meeting “very productive”, adding he hopes the summit will “advance the cause of peace.”

Trump also said that North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse. “He may surprise some but he won’t surprise me, because I have gotten to know him & fully understand how capable he is. North Korea will become a different kind of Rocket – an Economic one!” US President said.

Last year’s US-North Korea summit ended with a vague pledge by the North to denuclearize, but talks have stalled. Pyongyang is calling for sanctions to be lifted in return for its efforts, while the US says it first wants to see concrete progress.