The State media of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on February 27 reported that the country’s leader Kim Jong-un will pay an official friendship visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on March 1 and 2, following the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit.
Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un was welcomed at Dong Dang station by Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPVCC and Chairman of the CPVCC’s Commission for Education and Information and other Vietnamese officials (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The State media of the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on February 27 reported that the country’sleader Kim Jong-un will pay an officialfriendship visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on March 1 and 2,following the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit.
According to the KoreanCentral News Agency (KCNA), after arriving in Vietnam on February 26,Kim received a report from DPRK top negotiators detailing their preparations forthe second meeting of the DPRK leader with US President Donald Trump.
Kim arrived inHanoi on February 26 morning after a 66-hour journey by train from Pyongyang.Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump also came to Hanoi on February 26’s night.
The KCNAreported that during the first day in Hanoi, Kim visited the DPRK Embassy andcalled for efforts to further consolidate the deep-rooted friendly andcooperative relations between the two parties and countries
KCNA also highlightedthe warm welcome of Vietnamese people to the DPRK leader.-VNA
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Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un was welcomed at Dong Dang station by Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPVCC and Chairman of the CPVCC’s Commission for Education and Information and other Vietnamese officials (Photo: VNA) 
