In the run-up to the Hanoi summit,... President Trump had repeatedly said he was in no rush to sign a deal with North Korea... so long as the regime maintains its policy of not testing nuclear bombs or ICBMs.<br />He demonstrated just that... at an earlier than scheduled and unusually abrupt press conference following his summit with Kim Jong-un.<br />Park Hee-jun reports from Hanoi. <br />President Trump did the one thing that no one could have expected -- he walked away from a high-stakes meeting with North Korea.<br /><br />"They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas that we wanted, but we couldn’t give up all of the sanctions for that. We had to walk away from that.”<br /><br />Speaking at a press conference following the abrupt end of his summit with Kim,... the U.S. President was bombarded with questions from the press.<br />He was asked about the reasons as to why he was unable to reach an agreement with Kim,... whether a deal was still possible in the future... and if they would ever meet again.<br />According to Trump, the North Korean leader demanded the U.S. to lift all sanctions on the regime,... in return for the shutdown of its Yeongbyeon nuclear complex.<br />But Washington wanted the regime to take more far-reaching steps,... and with the two sides unwilling to budge,... the deal was called off.<br />Although Trump noted that the meeting was productive and that he would maintain a close relationship with Chairman Kim,... other details were left in the dark,... such as when the two leaders would be meeting again.<br /><br />"It might be soon, it might not be for a long time. I can’t tell you. I would hope it would be soon, but it may not be for a long time."<br /><br />Trump also said the North Koreans seemed surprised... when the U.S. revealed its knowledge of other nuclear facilities... aside from the one in Yeongbyeon.<br />Secretary of State Mike Pompeo added to that,... saying the North had much more to declare -- and that the two sides could not agree on the matter of fully disclosing Pyeongyang's nuclear inventory.<br /><br />"As feared,... the two leaders were unable to reach an agreement on North Korea's denuclearization and corresponding measures by the United States. Instead of an agreement,... Kim and Trump are now facing a long list of challenges and many unanswered questions,... as they walk away from the Hanoi summit. <br />Park Hee-jun, Arirang News, Hanoi." <br />
