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North Korea disputes Trump’s explanation on summit breakdown

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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epaselect epa07403093 A Vietnamese man holding US and North Korean flags waits for the passage of a motorcade with US President Trump through Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 February 2019, after a meeting with the North Korean leader. The second meeting of US President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim, running from 27 to 28 February 2019, focuses on furthering steps towards achieving peace and complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

North Korea has disputed Donald Trump’s explanation for the breakdown of talks in Hanoi, saying it only wanted a partial lifting of sanctions in exchange for the dismantlement of its main nuclear facility.

A day after the US president flew away from Vietnam empty-handed, having claimed Pyongyang had demanded the lifting of all US and international sanctions in exchange for moving forward, North Korea hit back with its own version of events.

Via The Independent 

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