NEWSNOW | COLOMBO – US president Trump and North Korean leader Kim meet in Hanoi, Vietnam for a summit, today & tomorrow, eight months after their historical first meeting in Singapore.
Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and ending international sanctions against North Korea are the main topics expected to be discussed between the two leaders.
Establishing “new relations” for peace and prosperity; building a “lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula”; working “towards denuclearisation”; and recovering and repatriating the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-1953 Korean War were the commitments when both met last time in Singapore although there were no any clear timelines.
This time, the stakes appear to be higher amid growing expectations that the two leaders will need to make a more detailed agreement that will result in tangible progress.