Other senior North Korean officials, such as his de facto chief of staff Kim Chang Son and Kim Hyok Chol, negotiations counterpart to U.S. envoy Stephen Biegun, were already in Hanoi to prepare for the summit.
Maafisa wengine wakuu wa Korea Kaskazini, kama vile mkuu wake wa kazi Kim Chang Son na Kim Hyok Chol, mwenzake wa mazungumzo na mjumbe wa Marekani Stephen Biegun, walikuwa tayari mjini Hanoi kujiandaa kwa mkutano huo.