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| Donald Trump arrives in Singapore for summit with Kim Jong-un | Donald Trump arrives in Singapore for summit with Kim Jong-un |
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| President Donald Trump landed in Singapore on Sunday evening, joining North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of the highly anticipated summit. Air Force One touched down at Paya Lebar military air base at 8:21 pm local time and was greeted by Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Arriving a few hours after Kim, Trump and his team had travelled straight from the G7 in Canada. | |
| Hours earlier, Kim arrived at Changi airport on an Air China jet, amid a huge security presence that included two decoy flights. After shaking hands with the Singapore foreign minister, Kim sped through the city’s streets in a large limousine, two large North Korean flags fluttering on the hood, surrounded by other black vehicles with tinted windows and bound for his hotel. | |
| Kim smiled broadly on Sunday evening as he met the Singapore prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.“The entire world is watching the historic summit between [North Korea] and the United States of America, and thanks to your sincere efforts ... we were able to complete the preparations for the historic summit,” Kim told Lee through an interpreter. | |
| Trump said on Saturday he would know within a minute of meeting Kim if Tuesday’s summit was going to work. | |
| Mike Pompeo, the national security adviser, John Bolton, the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, and the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders are believed to have travelled with the president. | Mike Pompeo, the national security adviser, John Bolton, the White House chief of staff, John Kelly, and the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders are believed to have travelled with the president. |
| Kim is staying at the St Regis hotel during the summit, which is being held at the Capella hotel on the small island of Sentosa. | Kim is staying at the St Regis hotel during the summit, which is being held at the Capella hotel on the small island of Sentosa. |
| Key discussion points 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 could reach the US mainland. | Key discussion points 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 could reach the US mainland. |
| The tests came amid a campaign of “maximum pressure”, led by the US 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 US 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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