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U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have met twice, in Hanoi in February and Singapore last June, seeming to build personal goodwill but failing to agree on a deal to lift U.S. sanctions in exchange for North Korea abandoning its nuclear and missile programs.

Shouldn't it be "had", as the meetings had already taken place?

Thanks

Up until this point in time they have met twice. There seems to be no problem, except that they haven’t reached an agreement.