Is Vietnam set to host the long-awaited second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un?
- According to reports in South Korean media, US State Department officials have met ‘multiple times’ with their North Korean counterparts in Hanoi
US State Department officials have reportedly held a slew of meetings with their North Korean counterparts in Hanoi recently, fuelling speculation that the Vietnamese capital will host the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The two sides have met multiple times to discuss the schedule for the upcoming summit, the South Korean Munhwa newspaper reported on Monday, citing unnamed diplomatic sources in Seoul and Washington.
Vietnam has diplomatic relations with both the United States and North Korea, and both countries maintain embassies in Vietnam. It also has the symbolic significance of being a communist country that has reformed its economy, Munhwa reported.
The US embassy in Seoul did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In November, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho met Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on what was described as a “fact-finding mission” by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.