Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left their summit meeting on Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam, without agreeing on a denuclearization deal. A planned signing ceremony was canceled.
The biggest sticking point was sanctions against North Korea, Trump said at a news conference Thursday afternoon local time. Kim is "totally" willing to dismantle nuclear weapons in key areas, such as the Yongbyon nuclear facility, but the North Korean leader wants all sanctions removed first, Trump said. "We couldn't do that."
Unable to come to an agreement, the two leaders decided to end the summit early. "Sometimes you have to walk, and this was just one of those times," Trump said.
But at around midnight, North Korea's government called a rare news conference of its own in which it refuted key details of Trump's version of events.
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said his government had asked only for a partial lifting of sanctions. In exchange, he said, "We will permanently and completely dismantle all the nuclear material production facilities in the Yongbyon area, including plutonium and uranium."
Ri added that international inspectors could verify the dismantlement of Yongbyon. In addition, he said that the North would offer a permanent freeze on nuclear and long-range missile testing.
Thursday afternoon Eastern time, the White House said it was aware of North Korea's reaction but did not immediately provide comments on it. - Read More
Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal
posted by Fakhria @ 2/28/2019
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