2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit: Difference between revisions

The '''2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit''', commonly known as the '''Hanoi Summit''', was a two-day [[Summit (meeting)|summit meeting]] between [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|North Korean supreme leader]] [[Kim Jong Un]] and [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Donald Trump]],<ref name="President Trump and Chairman Kim">{{Cite web|url=https://vn.usembassy.gov/20190227-remarks-president-trump-chairman-kim-11-conversation/|title=Remarks by President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un in a 1:1 Conversation|date=February 27, 2019|publisher=U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam|access-date=February 28, 2019|quote=PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. That's really nice. Well, I want to just say it's an honor to be with "Chairman Kim".|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024542/https://vn.usembassy.gov/20190227-remarks-president-trump-chairman-kim-11-conversation/|archive-date=March 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> held at the [[French Colonial]] [[Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi|Hôtel Métropole]] in [[Hanoi|Hanoi, Vietnam]], during February 27–28, 2019. It was the second meeting between the leaders of [[North Korea]] and the [[United States]] following [[2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit|their first meeting]] in [[Singapore]] the previous year prior.

On February 28, 2019, the [[White House]] announced that the summit was cut short and that no agreement was reached. Trump later clarified that it was due to North Korea's request to end all [[Sanctions against North Korea|sanctions]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/white-house-trump-kim-meetings-change-of-schedule.html|title=Trump-Kim summit was cut short after North Korea demanded an end to all sanctions|last=Rosenfeld|first=Everett|date=February 28, 2019|publisher=CNBC|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228095036/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/white-house-trump-kim-meetings-change-of-schedule.html|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)|North Korean foreign minister]], [[Ri Yong-ho (diplomat)|Ri Yong-ho]], asserted that the country only sought a partial lifting of the five [[United Nations]] sanctions placed on [[North Korea]] between 2016 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-kim-downplay-expectations-as-key-summit-talks-begin/2019/02/28/d77d752c-3ac5-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html|title=North Korea's foreign minister says country seeks only partial sanctions relief, contradicting Trump|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301005010/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-kim-downplay-expectations-as-key-summit-talks-begin/2019/02/28/d77d752c-3ac5-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=NBC News|title=North Korea Disputes President Donald Trump's Assessment Of Hanoi Summit {{!}} NBC News|date=2019-02-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyuLhoIJXb0|access-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301124957/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyuLhoIJXb0|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>