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U.S. President Donald Trump left Hanoi Thursday afternoon, two hours earlier than his planned departure at 6:05 p.m.
He and North Korea Chairman Kim Jong-un entered the second day of their summit in Hanoi on Thursday but eventually failed to reach an agreement on denuclearization.
Yet Trump told Vietnamese officials at Noi Bai International Airport that the Hanoi summit has made certain progress and he thanked Vietnam for the warm reception, said Minister, Chairman of Government Office Mai Tien Dung, who saw Trump off at the airport.
Trump said at a press conference held after the summit that disagreement on sanctions had derailed talks.
North Korea wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, he said.
"We want to give up the sanctions because that country has so much economic potentials. But only when they agree to give up their nuclear," Trump said, adding that Kim wants to do areas that are less important to the United States.
Trump arrived in Hanoi Tuesday night, He and Kim had started his second summit with a short conversation and private dinner on Wednesday night.
On Wednesday morning, he also met with Vietnam's President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as both sides withnessed the signing of several aviation deals.
