Ahead of the second North Korea-U.S. summit to be held later this month in Hanoi,... Vietnam's top diplomat is paying a three-day visit to Pyeongyang starting today. <br />There's speculation he'll discuss details to invite Kim Jong-un to Vietnam as a special guest of the state.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports. <br />Vietnam's foreign minister, Pham Binh Minh is visiting North Korea from February 12th to 14th,... ahead of this month's planned summit in Hanoi between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. <br />While no details have been announced,... the spokesperson for Vietnam's foreign ministry said via Twitter on Monday that such a visit comes at the invitation of North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho. <br />It looks likely that the Vietnamese foreign minister will be discussing Kim Jong-un's specific itinerary when he's in Hanoi. <br />He could also sit down with Kim,... amid speculation the North Korean leader could visit Vietnam as a guest of the state. <br />If this takes place,... a North Korea-Vietnam summit could take place either before or after the much anticipated Pyeongyang-Washington summit. <br />This would be another significant diplomatic event for Pyeongyang alongside the North Korea-U.S. summit itself. <br />Meanwhile,... Ri Yong-ho visited Vietnam in November last year to benchmark Hanoi's Doi Moi, or the economic liberalization initiative. <br />When Kim Jong-un visits Vietnam,... he will become the first North Korean leader to do so in some five decades. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
