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Trump Kim summit: North Korean leader and US President arrive in Singapore for historic meeting | London Evening Standard

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump have arrived in Singapore for a landmark summit.

Trump Kim summit: North Korean leader and US President arrive in Singapore for historic meeting | London Evening Standard
Trump Kim summit: North Korean leader and US President arrive in Singapore for historic meeting

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Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump have arrived in Singapore for a landmark summit.

The historic meeting between the two leaders will take place in Sentosa, an island resort, on Tuesday.

It marks the first time a North Korean leader has met a sitting US President.

Mr Trump described the summit as a “one-time shot” at peace and told reporters during the G7 summit in Canada that he would “know within a minute” if the summit would be successful.

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He said: “It's my touch, it's my feel. It's what I do.

“This is unknown territory in the truest sense. But I feel really confident.

Kim Jong Un arrives in SingaporeGetty Images

"It's never been done, It's never been tested. So we are going in with a really positive spirit."

Security officers surround Kim Jong Un's carGetty Images

The North Korean leader’s jet landed at the airport on Sunday afternoon local time amid a huge security presence on the city-state island.

A large limousine with a North Korean flag surrounded by other black vehicles with tinted windows was spotted driving through the city's streets.

Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore ahead of a historic summit with Donald TrumpAP

Mr Trump arrived on the island resort five hours later on an Air Force One aircraft from the G7 summit.

Despite the initial high stakes of a meeting meant to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons, the talks have been portrayed by Mr Trump in recent days more as a get-to-know-you meeting.

Donald Trump with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian BalakrishnanREUTERS

He has also raised the possibility of further summits and an agreement ending the Korea War by replacing the armistice signed in 1953 with a peace treaty.

China and South Korea would have to sign off on any legal treaty.

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North Korea has said it is willing to deal away its entire nuclear arsenal if the United States provides it with a reliable security assurance and other benefits.

Mr Trump's supporters have floated the idea that forging such a treaty, which would need a sign-off from China and South Korea, would deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.