At a glance, this week¡¯s Kim-Trump summit meeting in Hanoi, held to foster progress toward the denuclearization of North Korea, generated few tangible victories ¡ª despite U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s boasts of the ¡°tremendous¡± achievements he had expected.
The two leaders didn¡¯t sign any joint statement despite earlier media buzz suggesting they would. No agreement was reached on dismantling any nuclear facilities, a road map for how to move forward or Washington¡¯s demand for the full declaration of dozens of secret nuclear and ballistic missile facilities in North Korea.
But top officials in Japan immediately welcomed Trump¡¯s decision not to seal any deal with North Korea this time.
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