The summit of Donald Trump with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un on peace and disarmament has come, according to the US President. After the first, two-hour talks on Wednesday in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi Trump wrote on Twitter: “Very good dialogue”. The Meeting and the dinner had been “great”. On Thursday it will go further. The White house announced at the conclusion of the two-day summit on Thursday, even a joint Declaration.
it is Speculated that the United States and North Korea could declare with the statement after the Korean war (1950-53) to officially end the conflict. More than six decades later, peoples is still the state of war, because at that time, only a truce was concluded. Such a peace Declaration would be an important confidence-building measure, but also only a first, symbolic step for a peace Treaty. It is actually also South Korea and China would have to be involved.
The ceremony for the signing of the Declaration is scheduled for 14: 05 local time (8.05 CET). Trump wants to stop before his flight back to the USA for a press conference. Is charged Trumps appearance in Hanoi by allegations of his Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, who testified on Wednesday before the US Congress in Washington.
At the start of the two-day meeting in Hanoi Trump had been completely impoverished North Korea’s economic recovery in view, when Kim is coming clean actually atomic. “I think that your country has enormous economic potential.” Kim replied: “I hope that we will achieve everything what people expect.”
Kim praises the “interesting talks”
It was the second summit after the historic Meeting eight months ago in Singapore. For the welcome you gave ten seconds to the Hand. Both had a first, serious and tense. Slowly the atmosphere relaxed. The expectations are high: It comes to the removal of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles, a new security architecture in East Asia and a loosening of strict sanctions against the isolated Stalinist state.
Trump praised the first summit as a “great success” that should now be repeated – “is equal to or greater”. After a short Two-both came together to a dinner, only with the foreign Ministers and advisers. Kim said about the first minutes of the reunion: “We have had some very interesting conversations.” For Dinner there was shrimp cocktail, Avocado, Steak, pear with Kimchi, the Korean national dish, and cake with hot liquid chocolate at the core, fresh berries and vanilla ice cream.
Then, the US President returned to the Hotel in time for the live televised testimony by his former attorney, the severity of the accusations. In a pre-known statement, Cohen described the President as a fraud, conman and racist. He also wanted to provide evidence. It was “ironic” that Trump had during his testimony, of all things, in Vietnam. Cohen gives the impression that Trump could have during the Vietnam war, the military service pressed.
the focus of the summit talks in the massive security forces sealed off the Hotel Metropole in Hanoi, the claim of the United States, according to a complete and verifiable “denuclearization” of North Korea – a nuclear disarmament of the country. Kim demanded concessions from the United States, such as easing the stringent sanctions. Trump praised at the beginning of his personal relationship with Kim: “Our relationship is very special.”
before the meeting, he had written: “Kim Jong-Un and I will work very hard, something for the denuclearization of state, and then to make North Korea an economic power house.” China, Russia, Japan and South Korea could be “very helpful”.
Trump had previously expressed the hope that “great things” will happen in the “very important summit”. He gave to the starving country’s economic development and prosperity in view, it should disarm. “The potential is FANTASTIC, a great opportunity for my friend Kim Jong-Un, like no other in history.”
No breakthrough in nuclear disarmament
On the results of talks between Trump and Kim are expected to strongly speculated. In addition, the peace Declaration of a closure of a key North Korean nuclear complex in Yongbyon, as well as the admission of nuclear inspectors, the establishment of liaison offices and the resumption of inter-Korean economic was speculated projects.
in Spite of already in Singapore reaffirmed the fundamental willingness to “denuclearization”, but no breakthrough for the elimination of nuclear weapons and missiles. North Korea experts point to the fact that the leadership in Pyongyang sees its nuclear Arsenal as an insurance policy against possible attacks or coup attempts. Both sides have a common understanding of what is meant by “denuclearization”.
North Korea could commit, but offered closure of its key nuclear complex in Yongbyon and foreign inspectors allow. For Kim, “corresponding” requests against services in the United States. It was speculated that the US would allow, in turn, at least intra-Korean economic projects.
Specifically, it deals with the re-opening of the industrial Park in Kaesong and the resumption of the tour program for South Korean tourists to the Kumgang mountains in North Korea. The opening of liaison offices in the USA and North Korea would be a first step for normalization of relations. Both do not have diplomatic relations.
In the Korean war estimated to have killed more than 3.2 million people. 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.
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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. UN troops under US command, drove back. In 1953, the armistice between North Korea, the USA and China was signed, which had fought with “volunteers” to North Korea’s side. (dpa)