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12:09, 25-Feb-2019
Vietnam vows 'maximum security' for second Trump-Kim summit
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20:03, 25-Feb-2019
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Vietnam will ensure top security for the upcoming second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un, pledged Vietnamese officials during a press conference Monday.
The event also marks the first visit by a DPRK top leader in 55 years to Vietnam.
The news briefing was addressed by Nguyen Duc Chung, the chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee and Le Hoai Trung, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister.
"Security will be at the maximum level," Le told reporters, adding that Vietnam expects a positive outcome from the summit.
Le also confirmed that Kim, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, will pay an official friendly visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong, also general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.
National flags of Vietnam, the U.S. and the DPRK in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 25, 2019. /VCG Photo
National flags of Vietnam, the U.S. and the DPRK in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 25, 2019. /VCG Photo
The DPRK confirmed on Sunday that Kim is traveling on an armored train barreling through China toward his final destination Hanoi.
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On the other hand, Trump announced on his Twitter page that he would be leaving for Hanoi early Monday.
Trump announced on February 8 that his second meeting with Kim would take place in Hanoi on February 27-28. Last year in June, his first meeting with Kim in Singapore resulted in improved U.S.-DPRK relations.
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