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Trump departs US for Vietnam, summit with North Korea's Kim

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, February 25, 2019, bound for a two-day summit in Hanoi, Vietnam with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [AFP]

Donald Trump departed Washington Monday bound for Vietnam and a second historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with the US president saying he will push for Korean denuclearization.

Shortly before his departure from the White House, Trump spoke optimistically about what he expected would be a "very tremendous summit," adding that "we want denuclearization" on the Korean peninsula.

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