Trump and Kim held talks on February 27 and 28 , 2019 , in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi , regarding the nuclear issue . At Hanoi , North Korea sought the removal of all significant economic sanctions ; in return , it proposed partially reducing its capacity to construct new nuclear weapons , while retaining its existing nuclear arsenal . Trump , meanwhile , offered economic aid to North Korea in exchange for denuclearization . The two countries did not come to agreement , and talks eventually collapsed . In the aftermath of Hanoi , North Korean state media " angrily denounced the U.S. position " but " refrained from criticizing Trump directly and even referred to the positive relationship between the two leaders , a sentiment consistently echoed by Trump himself . " On June 12 , 2019 , Trump told reporters that he received a " beautiful letter " from Kim that was " very personal , very warm , very nice , " praised Kim 's leadership , and said that the letter was a sign that talks would resume . Kim received a reply from Trump on June 23 , 2019 , which Kim praised as " excellent " ; North Korean state media stated that " Appreciating the political judging faculty and extraordinary courage of President Trump , Kim Jong Un said that he would seriously contemplate the interesting content . " On June 24 , 2019 , the Blue House confirmed that Trump would be making a visit to South Korea on June 30 and that the White House was trying to schedule a visit to the Korean Demilitarized Zone . On the morning of June 29 , Trump , who was attending G20 summit in Osaka , Japan , tweeted , " If Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this , I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello ( ? ) ! " Five hours later , North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho asked the U.S. to issue a formal notice . On the evening of the same day , Ri Yong-ho met with Stephen Biegun , the U.S. State Department 's Special Representative for North Korea , at Panmunjom , in preparation for the summit . During the South Korea – U.S. Summit , South Korean president Moon Jae-in announced that Trump would be meeting Kim during his visit at the DMZ . Moon predicted that a handshake between Trump and Kim at the DMZ would be a " milestone " for denuclearization efforts on the peninsula
G20 summit in Osaka , Japan
2019 G20 Osaka summit
2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit