President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have wrapped up an evening of meetings in Vietnam after just over two hours.

Trump departed the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel after concluding a 90-minute dinner with Kim and their top advisers Wednesday. Earlier the pair greeted each other warmly and held a brief discussion.

The White House did not immediately provide more information on what it called a “social dinner.”

Trump and Kim are scheduled to hold additional meetings with aides on Thursday, before Trump is set to return to the U.S.

It’s Trump and Kim’s second summit, after one in Singapore in June. Trump wants Kim to agree to dismantle his nuclear sites in a verifiable way. Kim is seeking relief from crushing U.S. sanctions hobbling his economy.

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