“City of Peace” ready for Trump-Kim Summit

PANO - Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, has been making careful preparations for the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un.

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Hanoi is the unique city in the Asia - Pacific region titled “the City of Peace” by the UNESCO in July 16, 1999.

20 years has gone by since the UNESCO’s recognition, Hanoi will host a meeting of the leaders of the U.S. and the DPRK to seek peace for the Korean Peninsula.

In less than a week's time, this important event will take place in Hanoi. In recent days, Hanoi has been making thorough preparations to welcome the two leaders. Flags of the three countries, Vietnam, the U.S. and the DPRK as well as banners with messages of peace can be seen at public places and along streets of Hanoi

Large boards with information about the meeting have been also installed on some major streets of the city.

Preparations for the summit are carried out in streets near Hoan Kiem Lake. Streetlights are being decorated.

Le Lai street, Hanoi

Le Thach street, Hanoi

Banners with the phrase “Vietnam – a safe and friendly destination” hung on major streets of the city

The preparation work for the summit has almost been completed by this time, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the authorities of Hanoi.

A press center with modern conveniences has been erected at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace (Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district) to support Vietnamese and foreign news reporters.

The center provides fully-equipped working places for some 4,000 reporters and technicians from various press and media agencies around the world from February 25 to March 1. This 4,000-square-meter press center is divided into 3 different sections and opens around the clock.