Trump to meet Kim Jong-un on 12 June in Singapore
What's the story
The "highly-anticipated" meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place on 12 June in Singapore. Trump took to Twitter to confirm the same after Kim released three Korean-Americans imprisoned in North Korea. The North's nuclear weapons development and testing program, which triggered tensions between the US and North Korea, is expected to be discussed at the summit.
Twitter Post
A special moment for World Peace: Trump
The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2018
Details
Trump's announcement comes hours after prisoners' arrival
The Korean-American prisoners released by Kim arrived at a US military base outside Washington only hours ago. Upon their arrival, President Trump said that he believes Kim wants to bring the North "into the real world". He also said that he had high hopes for their meeting next month which would be the first-ever between a US president and a North Korean leader.
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Good chance of doing something very meaningful: Trump
"I think we (the US, North Korea) have a very good chance of doing something very meaningful. My proudest achievement will be - this is part of it - when we denuclearize that entire (Korean) peninsula," President Trump said.