US President Donald Trump (L) at a press conference following his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – US President Donald Trump leftVietnam in the afternoon of February 28, soon after a press conferencefollowing his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi.
During his stay in Vietnam, President Trump held talks withGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Nguyen PhuTrong, and a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
At the meetings, the two sides agreed on the need to continuemaintaining high-level meetings and delegation exchanges; reinforcing existingdialogue mechanisms; and supporting bilateral cooperation in dealing with theaftermaths of war, including the dioxin detoxification in Bien Hoa airport.
They concurred to continue promoting economic, trade, andinvestment partnership on a win-win basis.
Both Vietnam and the US support the settlement of East Sea disputesthrough peaceful measures in line with international law, including the UNConvention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS); with full respect for diplomaticand legal processes, and full and effective implementation of the Declarationon the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC). They both conveyed hope forthe early signing of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
On the occasion, the two leaders witnessed the signing of anumber of important economic cooperation agreements, worth a total of 21billion USD.
The much-anticipated second meeting of US President Trumpand DPRK leader Kim Jong-un came to no agreement.
At the press conference following the summit, PresidentTrump revealed the possibility of soon being able to inspect nuclear facilitiesof the DPRK. He said that no additional sanction measures will be applied tothe DPRK.
President Trump is supposed to make phone calls to Presidentof the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to informthem of the results of the second DPRK-USA Summit. –VNA
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