On June 12 , 2018 , Trump and Kim held their first summit in Singapore , resulting in North Korea affirming its April 2018 promise to work toward complete denuclearization . Six months later , North Korea said they would not cease their nuclear weapons program until the U.S. removed its nuclear threat from the Korean peninsula and the surrounding areas . A second summit took place in February 2019 , in Hanoi , Vietnam . It ended abruptly without an agreement , with both sides blaming each other and offering differing accounts of the negotiations . On June 30 , 2019 , Trump and Kim held brief talks at the Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) , along with South Korean President Moon Jae-in , marking the first time a sitting U.S. president had set foot on North Korean soil . They agreed to resume negotiations " in the coming weeks "
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2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
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