Prior to his summit with Kim Jong-Un in Hanoi, US President, Donald Trump has a good personal relationship to North Korea’s rulers emphasized. On Twitter, he called Kim on Wednesday, even his “friend”. At the same time, he introduced the Communist country’s economic development and prosperity in view, it should disarm its Arsenal of nuclear weapons and missiles. “The potential is FANTASTIC, a great opportunity for my friend Kim Jong-Un, like no other in history,” wrote Trump.
Shortly before his Meeting with Kim Trump via Twitter announced that she would work very hard for a nuclear weapons-free Korea. Then you could make North Korea an economic powerhouse.
The two-day Meeting in Vietnam’s capital is to be held eight months after a summit in Singapore. The first meeting is planned according to information from the White house at 18.30 local time. After the welcome in the Hotel “metropolis” want to Trump and Kim lead a 20-minute conversation among four eyes. Then, both sides want to come together in small groups to about one and a half hour dinner. On Thursday further talks are planned.
Trump met in the morning, first with Vietnam’s President Nguyen Phu Trong. He is also the General Secretary of the Communist party, and thus the strong man of the South-East Asian country. The surroundings of the hotel “metropolis”, where Kim and Trump to meet in the evening,, was largely sealed off. In the surroundings, armoured vehicles and armed soldiers are posted. Kim spent the morning in his Hotel.
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About the possible results of the summit will be a lot of speculation. Many expect a statement on the formal end of the Korean war (1950-53). A closure of the North Korean nuclear complex in Yongbyon, as well as the admission of nuclear inspectors, the establishment of liaison offices between the United States and North Korea and the resumption of inter-Korean economic projects will be speculated.
in Spite of already in Singapore reaffirmed the fundamental willingness to “denuclearization” is expected to be no breakthrough for the elimination of North Korean nuclear weapons and missiles. Both sides have, according to US information, not even a common understanding of what is meant by “denuclearization”. Also, North Korea seems not yet ready to make a list of its nuclear and missile sites.
More than 60 years after the Korean war, a peace Declaration would be a first, symbolic step on the way to a peace Treaty. It is actually other to be involved, such as South Korea and China. The United States and North Korea are legally still in a state of war, because until today there is only a truce.
“denuclearization” against credible security guarantees
For Pyongyang worthy of a peace agreement would be a building block for a new security architecture for the Region. The Stalinist leadership wants from the U.S. as a prerequisite for a “denuclearization” credible security guarantees worthy.
In the Korean war from 1950 to 1953, estimates that more than 3.2 million people killed. With the ceasefire agreement, the the 38. Latitude as the border between the Communist North and the Western-oriented South, confirmed, and ended the conflict after 37 months.
The history goes back to the surrender of the Japanese at the end of the Second world war, Korea had conquered. To the South of the country, troops from the US, the North occupied by Soviet troops. The North Koreans marched on 25. June 1950 in the South and overran the barely-prepared South Koreans.
in mid-September of 1950, began the counter-offensive of the UN forces under American command, the pushed back the North Korean troops. Finally, the Front stabilized close to the 38th parallel. Degree of latitude. The cease-fire was on 27. July 1953 closed. The agreement among North Korea, the USA and China, which had fought with “volunteers” to North Korea’s side signed.
closure of its major nuclear complex
If North Korea is genuinely committed to the previously offered the closure of the key nuclear complex in Yongbyon, and the admission of foreign inspectors must show up. For Kim, “corresponding” requests against services of the United States – probably an easing of the sanctions, suffering from which his isolated country.
it was Speculated that the US would allow, in turn, at least in the inter-Korean economic projects. Specifically, it is the re-opening of the industrial Park in Kaesong at the inter-Korean border, as well as the resumption of the tour program for South Korean tourists in the Kumgang mountains on the East coast of North Korea.
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The opening of liaison offices in the USA and North Korea in each other’s country would be a first step for normalization of relations. Both do not maintain diplomatic relations. The USA in North Korea, from Sweden, represented. So far, both countries have communicated through channels at the United Nations. (dpa)
