PM Lee to have separate meetings with Trump, Kim ahead of 12 June summit

From left: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald Trump. (PHOTOS: Reuters, Associated Press)
From left: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald Trump. (PHOTOS: Reuters, Associated Press)

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will have separate meetings with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump ahead of the US-DPRK summit on 12 June.

Lee will meet Kim and Trump on Sunday (10 June) and Monday, respectively, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Sunday.

The historic summit is set to be held on Tuesday at the luxury Capella Hotel on Sentosa island. Tight security measures have already been put in place on the island as well as other parts of Singapore as the nation prepares for the arrival of the two foreign leaders.

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