North Korean leader arrives in Singapore for historic Trump-Kim summit
Meeting will mark first time North Korean leader met sitting US president
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has landed in Singapore for a historic summit meeting with US President Donald Trump, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday at the island resort of Sentosa.
The meeting will mark the first time a North Korean leader met a sitting US president.
The White House hopes the summit will be the start of a process which will lead to Kim dismantling his nuclear arsenal.
The past year and a half has seen the two leaders have a remarkably turbulent relationship, with the two frequently exchanging insults and threatening war, until their seemingly abrupt change of tack leading to the setting up of a face-to-face meeting.
Singaporean foreign minister Vivian Balakrishan posted a photo on Twitter of Kim after he touched down on the island.
Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore. pic.twitter.com/ZLK4ouIejx
— Vivian Balakrishnan (@VivianBala) 10 June 2018