Donald Trump confirms second meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will be in Hanoi
- North has been pushing for Hanoi, home to an embassy where quick and secure communication with Pyongyang will be possible
- Tweet about eagerly anticipated meeting came after three-day trip to North Korea by US special envoy Stephen Biegun
“North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse,” Trump added. “He may surprise some but he won’t surprise me, because I have gotten to know him & fully understand how capable he is. North Korea will become a different kind of Rocket – an Economic one!”
There has been speculation the meeting would be in Da Nang. But South Korea’s former unification minister Chung Sei-hyun told the Post the North had been pushing for Hanoi – home to its embassy where officials will be able to communicate quickly and more securely with Pyongyang.
Le Hong Hiep, a fellow at the Singapore-based ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, explained the significance of the chosen city.
“The venue of the summit implies that the US has made a concession to North Korea, given President Trump’s stated preference for the summit to be held in Da Nang,” he said.