US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong Un have their first meeting at 6.30 p.m. at Metropole Hotel, Hanoi on February 27, 2019.
Their meeting marks the beginning of the second DPRK-US summit on denuclearization on the Korean peninsula.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim discuss for approximately 20 minutes before they sit down for dinner.
The two leaders shake hands at the end of their first meeting.
President Trump told Chairman Kim on their second working day (February 28, 2019) that he is not hasty in the denuclearization, adding that he will do his best to ensure the summit a success. (Photo: CNN)
After their one-on-one meeting, the two leaders head to an expanded DPRK-US meeting.
DPRK Chairman Kim Jong Un shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim walk and talk while moving to the expanded meeting.
Foreign reporters wait outside Metropole Hotel where Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim meet. (Photo: David Nakamura/WaPo)
President Trump and Chairman Kim answer reporters’ questions before their bilateral talks. (Photo: CNN)
Chairman Kim says “If I’m not willing to do that, I won’t be here right now,” when asked by a journalist if he's willing to denuclearize. (Photo: CNN)
President Trump and Chairman Kim have “good and constructive meetings”. Though the summit ended earlier than scheduled, both sides expressed their willingness to meet again. (Photo: David Nakamura/Washington Post)
After cancelling their working lunch, the two leaders get on their cars, heading back to their hotels. (Photo: CNN)
Domestic and international journalists gather at the press conference at JW Marriott Hotel on February 28, 2019.
President Trump thanks Vietnam for hosting the summit as he opens the press conference. “I'm never afraid to walk away from a deal,” he said. (Photo: CNN)
President Trump calls his relationship with Chairman Kim ‘warm’ (Photo: CNN)
President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the press conference at JW Marriott Hotel on February 28, 2019. (Photo: CNN)
President Trump's car leaves JW Marriot Hotel for Noi Bai international airport, heading to Washington DC. (Photo: Lam Thanh/ anninhthudo.vn)