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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un expected to land in Singapore for summit Kim Jong-un arrives in Singapore for summit with Donald Trump
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Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were expected to land in Singapore on Sunday in advance of a historic summit over the reclusive country’s arsenal of nuclear weapons. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Sunday in Singapore ahead of one of the most unusual and highly anticipated summits in recent world history, a meeting on Tuesday with US president, Donald Trump, meant to settle a standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear bomb arsenal.
The US delegation, en route from the G7 meeting in Canada, will arrive on Sunday evening ahead of the much-anticipated meeting on Tuesday. The US president was set to meet with Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, on Monday. The jet carrying Kim landed at the airport Sunday afternoon amid huge security precautions. Singapore released a picture of Kim and the foreign minister shaking hands. A large limousine with a North Korean flag could then be seen surrounded by other black vehicles with tinted window as it sped through the city’s streets to the St. Regis Hotel, where China’s President Xi Jinping once stayed.
The US delegation, en route from the G7 meeting in Canada. The US president was set to meet with Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, on Monday.
Trump, who said on Saturday that he would know within a minute of meeting Kim if the summit was going to work, is scheduled to arrive at Singapore’s Paya Lebar airbase at 8.35pm local time on Sunday. He would then go to the Shangri-La hotel where he will be staying, according to the White House.Trump, who said on Saturday that he would know within a minute of meeting Kim if the summit was going to work, is scheduled to arrive at Singapore’s Paya Lebar airbase at 8.35pm local time on Sunday. He would then go to the Shangri-La hotel where he will be staying, according to the White House.
Officials onboard Air Force One include the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, the national security adviser, John Bolton, the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, and the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders.Officials onboard Air Force One include the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, the national security adviser, John Bolton, the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, and the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders.
Kim’s private jet, a decades-old Ilyushin-62, departed Pyongyang late on Sunday morning and appeared to be headed for Singapore, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said without providing further details.
However, the Singapore Straits Times said Kim arrived in Singapore on Sunday afternoon on board an Air China jumbo jet at Changi airport. Kim is staying at the Regis hotel during the summit, which is being held at the Capella hotel on the small island of Sentosa.
He is staying at the Regis hotel during the summit, which is being held at the Capella hotel on the small island of Sentosa.
A direct flight from Pyongyang landed in Singapore on Saturday, raising speculation that a delegation of North Korean officials had joined an advance team headed by Kim’s close aide, Kim Chang-son, who was in Singapore to prepare for the talks.
An Il-76 cargo plane that accompanied Kim Jong-un on his most recent visit to China departed Pyongyang on Sunday morning, bound for Singapore.
It was not clear if he had shipped over the bulletproof and fireproof limousine that became a point of interest when Kim was shown being driven across the border between the Koreas during his first summit with the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, in April, with a dozen bodyguards encircling the car.It was not clear if he had shipped over the bulletproof and fireproof limousine that became a point of interest when Kim was shown being driven across the border between the Koreas during his first summit with the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, in April, with a dozen bodyguards encircling the car.
The Straits Times reported earlier this month that the Singapore government said that four black BMW sedans with armoured bodies were exempt from certain traffic rules through to 30 June. The newspaper said the vehicles were not from a local dealer, which suggested the cars were brought in specifically for the summit and may be used by Kim. The North Korean leader will certainly bring his own cohort of bodyguards.The Straits Times reported earlier this month that the Singapore government said that four black BMW sedans with armoured bodies were exempt from certain traffic rules through to 30 June. The newspaper said the vehicles were not from a local dealer, which suggested the cars were brought in specifically for the summit and may be used by Kim. The North Korean leader will certainly bring his own cohort of bodyguards.
At stake at the summit are North Korea’s nuclear weapons and peace on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea spent decades developing nuclear weapons, culminating in the test of a thermonuclear device in 2017. It also successfully tested missiles that had enough range to reach the US mainland.At stake at the summit are North Korea’s nuclear weapons and peace on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea spent decades developing nuclear weapons, culminating in the test of a thermonuclear device in 2017. It also successfully tested missiles that had enough range to reach the US mainland.
The tests came amid a campaign of “maximum pressure”, led by the United States, that tightened economic sanctions against North Korea and raised the possibility of military action.The tests came amid a campaign of “maximum pressure”, led by the United States, that tightened economic sanctions against North Korea and raised the possibility of military action.
In a New Year’s address, Kim said his country had completed development of its nuclear programme and would focus on economic development, suggesting a meeting with South Korea.In a New Year’s address, Kim said his country had completed development of its nuclear programme and would focus on economic development, suggesting a meeting with South Korea.
After a flurry of contacts between the two Koreas, South Korean officials suggested to Trump in March that Kim would be willing to meet face-to-face.After a flurry of contacts between the two Koreas, South Korean officials suggested to Trump in March that Kim would be willing to meet face-to-face.
The summit comes after weeks of sometimes-contentious discussions and was briefly cancelled amid North Korean outrage over messaging from some US advisers.The summit comes after weeks of sometimes-contentious discussions and was briefly cancelled amid North Korean outrage over messaging from some US advisers.
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