Trump- Kim Hanoi meeting is expected to build on the groundwork of what was achieved at the Singapore summit last year June.
That meeting produced a Vague agreement, with both leaders agreeing to “work towards denuclearisation” – though it was never made clear what this would entail.
Little diplomatic progress was made following the summit. This time round, both leaders will be very conscious of the need to answer their critics with signs of concrete progress.
However, Mr Trump appeared to be managing expectations ahead of the summit, saying he was in “no rush” to press for North Korea’s denuclearisation.
“I don’t want to rush anybody. I just don’t want testing. As long as there’s no testing, we’re happy,” he said.
Washington had previously said that North Korea had to unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons before there could be any sanctions relief.