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WATCH: Trump and Kim meet for sit down talks in Hanoi

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WATCH: Trump and Kim meet for sit down talks in Hanoi
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a meeting during the second US-North Korea summit at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on February 28, 2019.
AFP/Saul Loeb

 HANOI, Vietnam — North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump met for a second day of talks in Hanoi Thursday aimed at building on their last meeting eight months ago. 

That first historic summit in Singapore produced little more than a vaguely worded document committing to "complete denuclearisation" and observers say concrete steps will need to be laid out at their second meeting in Hanoi. 

But Trump appeared to temper expectations of any major breakthroughs, telling reporters Thursday he was "in no rush", saying results would be achieved over the longer term. 

"We are going to see, there is no rush, we want to do the right deal," he said as he sat down with Kim at the luxury Metropole hotel. 

For his part, Kim promised to "do my best to achieve a great, ultimately good outcome." 

They had "walked side by side to Hanoi", where the summit was taking place, and were "continuing great dialogue", he added.

The leaders are scheduled to meet face-to-face before signing a declaration at 2:00 pm (0700 GMT) on Thursday.

Trump will hold a press conference before leaving Vietnam Thursday evening, while Kim will stay on for a state visit until his departure this weekend. 

DONALD TRUMP

HANOI

KIM JONG UN

NORTH KOREA

US

VIETNAM

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