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DPRK Chairman’s train arrives in China en route to Vietnam

The armoured train of Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un crossed into the Chinese border town of Dandong after 9pm on February 23 (local time) ahead of his second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam, according to international media reports.
DPRK Chairman’s train arrives in China en route to Vietnam ảnh 1It was not known whether Kim Jong-un was on board the train. (Source: AFP)

Hanoi (VNA) – The armoured train ofChairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un crossed into theChinese border town of Dandong after 9pm on February 23 (local time) ahead ofhis second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam, according to internationalmedia reports.

Yonhap News Agency of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the specialist outlet NKNews reported that it was not known whether the DPRK leader was on board thetrain.

Security was tight before the train's arrival with police cordoning off theriverfront some 100 metres yards from the bridge withtape and metal barriers.

On February 23, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that KimJong-un will pay an official friendship visit to the Southeast Asian nation inthe coming days.

The visit is made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Partyof Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam is making meticulous preparation for the second summit between the DPRKleader and US President Donald Trump, which is slated to take place in thecapital city of Hanoi on February 27 and 28.-VNA
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