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U.S President Donald Trump Meets North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un last June Shealah Craighead/PA Images

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will meet for the second time this week: here's what to expect

The two leaders will hold talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on 27 and 28 February.

NORTH KOREAN LEADER Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump will meet for the second time next week, following their historic summit in Singapore last year.

The two leaders will hold talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on 27 and 28 February, when they are expected to discuss details of a de-nuclearisation agreement.

It marks the latest chapter in the pair’s colourful history, which has seen threats and name-calling give way to a more amicable relationship.

Trump, who previously called Kim “Rocket Man” and threatened to meet his threats with “fire and fury”, said he has developed a  “special bond” with the North Korean leader.

Meanwhile, Kim – who bragged about his country’s nuclear capabilities and called the US President “a rogue and a gangster” – has said he is ready “leave the past behind”.

During their meeting last June, both leaders signed what was seen as a historic accord that would bring about the de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula in return for the lifting of sanctions.

The US has since suspended some military exercises with South Korea, while North Korea has returned the remains of American soldiers who served in the Korean War.

However, commentators have claimed that the nuclear agreement is vague, and does not include any deadlines or method of verifying whether North Korea is moving towards de-nuclearisation.

Sanctions remain in place and it’s been suggested that North Korean nuclear sites are still in operation.

Teams from both countries have already visited Vietnam to lay the groundwork for the summit, although officials have remained tight-lipped on their movements and meetings.

US officials say next week’s meeting will be “similar in format to what we saw last June” and that there will be an opportunity for the two leaders to meet one-on-one.

However, they have declined to speculate on what elements could be included in a joint statement that will be made at the end of the meeting.

Trump, who considers himself a dealmaker, said this week that Kim would have to make a “meaningful” gesture on disarmament if he wants sanctions against North Korea lifted. 

Observers, meanwhile, say that more progress will be needed on last year’s vague promises.

Trump could ask Kim to verify what North Korea has done to stop producing nuclear weapons and to provide a timeline to get rid of its existing arsenal.

On the other side, Kim may try and win more concessions from the US by demanding Trump lifts sanctions against North Korea.

Aside from nuclear discussion, it has also been suggested that there could be a formal agreement to finally end the Korean War (a ceasefire was signed in 1953 but the two countries are technically still at war).

And on Tuesday, Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe said he would ask Trump to raise the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea with Kim.

Abe has long sought to resolve the deeply emotive issue of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korean agents during the Cold War era.

Trump said he discussed the issue of Japanese agents in his first meeting with Kim, so there may be more on the cards than the nuclear deal.

Whether anything concrete is delivered this time, however, remains to be seen.

With reporting from APP.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 11:05 AM

    Aaaand cue the anti-Trump comments

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    Feb 24th 2019, 11:48 AM

    @_jamie: Thats why it’s been posted mate. It’s clickbait. When in doubt, post a Trump or McGregor piece. However, just about everything concerning this moron and his Korean buddy is “anti”, so it’s justified.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 12:16 PM

    @TellingItAsItIs: Don’t get me wrong; I’m no fan of his character. He’s a terrible person and there’s no denying that. That said, he has delivered on a number of promises which he made in his original campaign – the same promises he was voted in for.

    Unemployment is at a record low (notably in black and hispanic unemployment levels despite what critics would have you believe). Indigenous industry is booming, and wage growth is at it’s highest since 2009.

    I get that he’s not the most admirable guy, but to suggest that he’s a moron who can’t get anything right simply isn’t true.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 2:23 PM

    @_jamie: The guy is spectacular moron. Worst of all, he’s a dangerous moron.
    Did not be fooled by the unemployment rate or wherever you get your propaganda. It was already at 99% when Obama left office. The policies Obama put in place have simply continued to pat dividends. Under Obama the US economy was producing almost 300, 000 jobs per month but it’s down to 200,000 under the morons reign. The US trade deficit is soaring. The migrant crisis is deepening. He is failing on climate change. He is failing to provide an alternative to the Affordable Health Act and undermines it so that fewer people have access to healthcare.
    I’m not American nor do I have an allegiance to the Democrats or Republicans but his list of failures is growing. He’s a chancer and a liar.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 2:48 PM

    @TellingItAsItIs: Just because the above facts don’t gel with your confirmation bias doesn’t make those facts ”propaganda”. The stats come from the US Labor Dept. But hey, propaganda right?

    I’ll let you do the maths here, but if unemployment is down (meaning less people are in looking for jobs) then surely the need for the creation of new jobs is pretty low?

    To address two of your points in one; Obamacare/Affordable Care was a disaster. Towards the end of his Obama’s tenure, the cost of insurance premiums had risen as had federal spending on healthcare to such a degree that deficits of trillions of dollars were predicted. Sure, that was just a prediction and was by no means a given. Doesn’t sound great though does it?

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    Feb 24th 2019, 3:17 PM

    @_jamie: I think it’s obvious where your loyalties lie. You’ve been injected with the orange serum. Scary!
    Btw, just because my own facts don’t fit your cherry picked propaganda confirms that. He’s only in the job a wet day but time will prove that he was not only a moron, a liar, a racist and a misogynist but a disgrace and embarrassment to both the economy and the goodwill that the US had recovered after the Bush mess.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 3:36 PM

    @TellingItAsItIs: Just an objective observer

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    Feb 24th 2019, 3:44 PM

    @_jamie: Haaaa

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    Feb 24th 2019, 4:19 PM

    @_jamie: here’s a question for you, is wage growth keeping pace with inflation? Answer: no, it’s lagging behind. Another one, has healthcare become cheaper because of trump’s policies? Answer, no, the opposite has happened. Third and final one, when you tell people their wages have gone up and they actually end up with less expendable income how do you think they feel?

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    Feb 24th 2019, 5:03 PM

    @_jamie: This might help balance your view: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=12206597&ref=twitter

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    Feb 24th 2019, 5:19 PM

    @Dave O’Keeffe: Inflation has been falling since 2017 whilst wage growth has been increasing. So to borrow your terminology, they two stats are not keeping pace. In fact, wage growth is outpacing inflation. A quick glance at the historical figures for both indicate this. Your first and third questions are pretty defunct as a result.

    As for healthcare, I’d agree. He seems to have made a mess of that. Whilst I don’t think the ACA was great and do think that repealing it was right, Trump hasn’t proffered much of an alternative

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    Feb 24th 2019, 10:49 PM

    @_jamie “A quick glance at the historical figures for both indicate this”. Could your provide your reference point/link to where you found this “quick glance” please?

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    Feb 25th 2019, 10:36 PM

    @TellingItAsItIs: My pleasure. Inflation rates here: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi.

    Wage growth stats taken directly from US Dept of Labor here: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/07/us-nonfarm-payrolls-aug-2018.html

    Feel free to shut this down as propaganda.

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    Feb 26th 2019, 7:25 PM

    @_jamie: So,the “quick glance” took only 2 days :-).The inflation rate has only increased since December & this has nothing to do with the moron but due to the global fall in energy prices.Infact, inflation hit a six-year high last year.
    You might want to check a few facts. The US Budget Deficit is larger than expected, the factory growth is also the lowest since the moron took charge.The average wage has actually dropped in the US. Rising prices have erased U.S. workers’ meager wage gains, particularly for the middle and working classes.They also pay more for housing and health care.
    I’d suggest you disgorge the propaganda you swallowed at school and look at the bigger picture. He may be some sort of success in your world but he’s a chancer, a bully & a supermoron.God bless ‘Merica!

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    Feb 27th 2019, 4:19 PM

    @TellingItAsItIs: My sincerest apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Work took priority. Mind you the reference to the ”quick glance” had nothing to do with response time, rather the time it would take to glance at the stats. This was obviously lost on you.

    I’d ask you to provide reference for your points above, but really what’s the point in debating with someone who’s only response to objective fact is to cry ”propaganda” because it’s easier than altering their view or taking other perspectives into account.

    Whilst I’m disgorging the ”propaganda” I swallowed in school, I’d recommend you devote less of your time to crafting tinfoil hats and more time into critical research

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    Feb 28th 2019, 12:31 AM

    @_jamie: Spoken like a true student Republican knuckle dragger. God bless ‘Merica..

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    Feb 24th 2019, 10:34 AM

    He wants to ‘leave the past behind,…..errr….:isn’t that where it normally is?

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    Feb 24th 2019, 10:52 AM

    @Tony Gordon: Google translate shouldn’t always be trusted, that might not be exactly what he said

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    Feb 24th 2019, 12:03 PM

    @Neil Mac: Yea don’t trust it but it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if it was correct from a man who has said “People love me. And you know what? I’ve been very successful. Everybody loves me.” and “The worst thing a man can do is go bald. Never let yourself go bald.” and “I’m intelligent. Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent.” etc etc

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    Feb 24th 2019, 12:46 PM

    One heads a dictatorship and holds his own country to ransom while threatening to create an imbalance with foreign powers and peace keeping organisations…..the others from North Korea.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 10:18 AM

    Dumb & Dumber

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    Feb 24th 2019, 2:51 PM

    @Emmet: Dumbphucker meets Dog eater.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 12:14 PM

    They say Trump is getting a North Korean hair do to please his host.

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    Feb 24th 2019, 12:11 PM

    Fingers crossed

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    Feb 24th 2019, 12:26 PM

    I expect more PR crap.

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