Trump: North Korea demanded too much in talks

US President Donald Trump said that the US and North Korea were not able to reach any agreement because North Korea demanded a full removal of US-led international sanctions in exchange for the closure of its Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Hanoi: President Donald Trump says his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fell through after the North demanded a full removal of US-led international sanctions in exchange for the closure of its Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters in Vietnam on Thursday that the United States wasn't willing to make a deal without the North committing to giving up its secretive nuclear facilities outside Yongbyon as well as its missile and warheads program.

Experts have said Washington shouldn't give up too much for a Yongbyon-only deal as the North is believed to be secretly operating other uranium enrichment sites hidden around the country.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he wishes the two sides could have got further.

He says they asked Kim to do more and "he was unprepared to do that."

Trump says that the summit ended on a good note but that there are no current plans for a third summit.