North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with US President Donald Trump during the second summit between the two leaders in Hanoi on February 28. Photo by Fox
The second Kim-Trump summit in Hanoi ended with no agreement reached because of divided opinions over the lifting of US sanctions on February 28.
"Chairman Kim and President Trump have expressed their confidence that North Korea-US relations can achieve groundbreaking improvements if they collaborate together with patience and wisdom, although there are many unavoidable obstacles ahead", KCNA said.
Just hours earlier North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho held an impromptu press conference late at night to explain the outcomes of the summit.
He emphasised that the North Koreans did not seek a complete removal of all sanctions as US President Trump said in his press conference, but only partial relief.
Ri said that if the two sides could go through this “level of trust-building regime”, then “we would be able to accelerate the process of denuclearisation”.
However, he said the US side was insistent on North Korea moving “one more step” besides the shutting down of the Yongbyon plant, the country’s main nuclear facility.
