“Sometimes we have to walk away,” he said about leaving the summit session half-way. “And we decided not to sign anything today.”<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters in the Vietnamese capital soon after exiting the summit with Kim Jong-un, he explained: “It was about sanctions. Kim wanted sanctions to be lifted in entirety, we could not do that. [But] we have not given up.”<\/p>\n
Trump also, however, expressed optimism, saying: “We have made lot more progress today.”<\/p>\n
Accompanied by his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, Trump reiterated that he shares a “very good relationship with Kim.”<\/p>\n
Trump said Kim promised him last night that “there would no testing of rockets, missiles of whatever nuclear.”<\/p>\n
Earlier, a statement by White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said that the two leaders \u201cdiscussed various ways to advance denuclearization and economic-driven concepts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo agreement was reached this time,\u201d she said, adding: \u201cTheir respective teams look forward to meeting in future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump also said that China and Russia could be helpful in achieving peace, calling Chinese President Xi Jinping “a highly respected leader. He has been helpful. Could he be a bit more helpful? Probably yes.”<\/p>\n
Trump also said that he would be contacting the South Korean and Japanese leaders to update them about the progress made at the summit.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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