Photo courtesy VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn
DONG DANG, Vietnam, Feb 26 (NNN -AGENCIES) –North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Vietnam for a summit with United State President Donald Trump later this week.
Kim’s green and yellow train pulled into Dong Dang station, where he will disembark and travel the remaining journey to Hanoi by car.
The second US-North Korea summit follows a historic first round of talks last year in Singapore.
US and North Korean leaders to meet in Hanoi for high-stakes summit, eight months after landmark meeting in Singapore
Ceremonial guards and flag waving crowds lined a red carpet laid out for him at the station.
Kim paused in front of the crowds for a brief moment, sticking his hand out to wave.
He is thought to be travelling with his sister Kim Yo-jong and one of his key negotiators, former General Kim Yong-chol.
International and domestic journalists wait outside Đồng Đăng Station in the northern province of Lạng Sơn for the arrival of Chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un. Photo courtesy VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn
This is Kim’s first visit to Vietnam. Mr Trump is scheduled to arrive later on Tuesday.
