N. Korea-U.S. summit: how Kim and Trump came from Singapore to Vietnam
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And in light of the upcoming summit... let's take a look back at the diplomatic twists and turns that North Korea and the U.S. had since their leaders first met in Singapore last June.
Kan Hyeong-woo reports.
On June 12, 2018,... the world witnessed what many had once considered impossible - a face-to-face meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting U.S. President.
At the historic summit in Singapore, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump agreed to establish new relations for peace and prosperity.
Pyeongyang reaffirmed its commitment to work toward complete denuclearization in exchange for security guarantees from the U.S.
The two leaders also agreed to the repatriation of the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War.
Following the Singapore summit, President Trump announced the U.S. would suspend joint military drills with South Korea,... which have been frequently criticized by the North.
As a result, large-scale exercises have been put on ice,... while small drills continue.
Pyeongyang responded by sending back 55 cases believed to contain the remains of U.S. troops killed during the Korean War.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made two official trips to Pyeongyang since the Singapore summit.
Pompeo's first visit last July was largely viewed as a failure as North Korea condemned the U.S. delegation for making "gangster-like" demands of the regime's denuclearization.
But Pompeo's next trip in October was better than the first,... indicating some progress was being made.
After the remainder of 2018 did not see concrete steps taken towards the North's complete denuclearization,... President Trump met in January with North Korean officials at the White House.
And as Trump announced during his State of the Union address on February 6th that there would be a second North Korea-U.S. summit,... negotiators from the North and the U.S. met in Pyeongyang to discuss the summit agenda and logistical details.
Kim and Trump are scheduled to meet for the second time from February 27th to 28th in Hanoi to further discuss North Korea's denuclearization in exchange for corresponding measures from the U.S.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News.
Kan Hyeong-woo reports.
On June 12, 2018,... the world witnessed what many had once considered impossible - a face-to-face meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting U.S. President.
At the historic summit in Singapore, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump agreed to establish new relations for peace and prosperity.
Pyeongyang reaffirmed its commitment to work toward complete denuclearization in exchange for security guarantees from the U.S.
The two leaders also agreed to the repatriation of the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War.
Following the Singapore summit, President Trump announced the U.S. would suspend joint military drills with South Korea,... which have been frequently criticized by the North.
As a result, large-scale exercises have been put on ice,... while small drills continue.
Pyeongyang responded by sending back 55 cases believed to contain the remains of U.S. troops killed during the Korean War.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made two official trips to Pyeongyang since the Singapore summit.
Pompeo's first visit last July was largely viewed as a failure as North Korea condemned the U.S. delegation for making "gangster-like" demands of the regime's denuclearization.
But Pompeo's next trip in October was better than the first,... indicating some progress was being made.
After the remainder of 2018 did not see concrete steps taken towards the North's complete denuclearization,... President Trump met in January with North Korean officials at the White House.
And as Trump announced during his State of the Union address on February 6th that there would be a second North Korea-U.S. summit,... negotiators from the North and the U.S. met in Pyeongyang to discuss the summit agenda and logistical details.
Kim and Trump are scheduled to meet for the second time from February 27th to 28th in Hanoi to further discuss North Korea's denuclearization in exchange for corresponding measures from the U.S.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News.