US President Donald Trump confirmed that his next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place on February 27-28 in Vietnam.
“Chairman Kim and I will meet again on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam,” the US leader said during his annual State of the Union Address. Trump did not specify in which city the meeting will take place.
According to Trump, Washington has embarked on a “bold new diplomacy,” aiming to make a “historic push for peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
He said that during his presidency, US citizens detained by North Korea “have come home,” while North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches have been suspended.
“If I had not been elected president of the United States, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea,” the US president went on.
He said that “much work remains to be done” to achieve the goal of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. “But my relationship with Kim Jong Un is a good one,” Trump added.