North Korea hails anniversary of Kim Jong Un's Hanoi trip, omits mention of U.S.



News North Korea hails anniversary of Kim Jong Un’s Hanoi trip, omits mention of U.S. Vice foreign minister Ri Kil Song praises DPRK leader's "historic maiden visit" to Vietnam last February Jeongmin Kim March 3, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday issued a press statement praising the significance of leader Kim Jong Un's February 2019 visit to Vietnam, while notably opting not to mention his subsequent ill-fated summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. The press statement (tamhwa), delivered by vice foreign minister Ri Kil Song is the first statement of its kind by the MFA since January 11, when senior diplomat Kim Kye Gwan issued a response to President Trump's "birthday greetings" message to Kim Jong Un. North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday issued a press statement praising the significance of leader Kim Jong Un's February 2019 visit to Vietnam, while notably opting not to mention his subsequent ill-fated summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. The press statement (tamhwa), delivered by vice foreign minister Ri Kil Song is the first statement of its kind by the MFA since January 11, when senior diplomat Kim Kye Gwan issued a response to President Trump's "birthday greetings" message to Kim Jong Un. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea hails anniversary of Kim Jong Un’s Hanoi trip, omits mention of U.S.

Vice foreign minister Ri Kil Song praises DPRK leader's "historic maiden visit" to Vietnam last February

Jeongmin Kim March 3, 2020

North Korea hails anniversary of Kim Jong Un’s Hanoi trip, omits mention of U.S.

Rodong Sinmun

North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday issued a press statement praising the significance of leader Kim Jong Un's February 2019 visit to Vietnam, while notably opting not to mention his subsequent ill-fated summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The press statement (tamhwa), delivered by vice foreign minister Ri Kil Song is the first statement of its kind by the MFA since January 11, when senior diplomat Kim Kye Gwan issued a response to President Trump's "birthday greetings" message to Kim Jong Un.

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