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North Korea to become "economic powerhouse" under Kim's leadership — Trump

US President Donald Trump said earlier that the second US-North Korean summit will be held in Vietnam's Hanoi on February 27-28

WASHINGTON, February 9. /TASS/. North Korea will become an economic powerhouse under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump wrote on his official Twitter account on Friday.

"North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, will become a great Economic Powerhouse. He may surprise some but he won't surprise me, because I have gotten to know him & fully understand how capable he is," Trump said.

"North Korea will become a different kind of Rocket - an Economic one!" he added.

Earlier on Firiday Trump said that the second US-North Korean summit will be held in Vietnam's Hanoi on February 27-28.

The first summit between Trump and Kim was held on 12 June 2018 in Singapore. The heads of state adopted a joint statement, in which Pyongyang confirmed its principled readiness to carry out full denuclearization, while the US agreed to provide security guarantess to North Korea.