The summit between US President Trump, and North Korea’s ruler, Kim remained without result. Sticking points had been the denuclearization of the sanctions, said Trump. Kim will continue to forego nuclear weapons tests.

The second Meeting between North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and US President, Donald Trump is abruptly coming to an end, On the second day of their summit in Hanoi, the White house said in a surprisingly, there had been no agreement reached. The originally planned lunch and the signing of a joint Declaration have been deleted from the agenda.

Kim has withdrawn with his Delegation to his Hotel.

“We had a productive time,”

Kim and Trump left the conference venue at the Hotel Metropole in their respective vehicle convoys. Kim’s convoy returned to the Meliá Hotel, in the the North Korean Delegation is housed. Trump said a little later at a press conference the talks had been positive and would continue. North Korea have great potential. “We had a productive time.” However, “we had the feeling that it is not a good idea to sign something”.

The date for a joint Declaration had not yet come. There had been “various options”. A point of contention had been the sanctions. Trump announced that Kim had promised concessions so that the United States lift all sanctions. However, the offer is not good enough for the US government: “you were willing to denuklearisieren a large part of (nuclear disarmament), but not where we wanted it,” said Trump. In this respect, the sanctions would remain for the time being. Kim have, however, promised that his country will not resume nuclear weapons tests.

Further talks, the negotiator

Also, the US President spoke of a “very good and constructive Meeting”, in the it in various ways, such as the removal of nuclear weapons and the economic development of North Korea could be achieved. The negotiating teams would meet, but “in the future”, said trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

Trump said during the meeting that there is “no rush”, as long as North Korea to renounce nuclear weapons and missile tests.

the goal is denuclearization

The talks the two leaders had taken place behind closed doors. It should, in particular, concrete steps demanded by the United States “the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”. The US had repeatedly demanded that North Korea abandons its nuclear weapons Arsenal in a complete, irreversible and verifiable. The leadership in Pyongyang is calling for a repeal of the because of the North Korean nuclear and missile program, sanctions and a withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea.

The summit had begun on Wednesday evening with a short four-to-one conversation and a dinner.

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