North Korean Mr Big Kim Jong Un landed in Singapore on Sunday, and then met with the city-state’s prime envoy extraordinary.
The leader of the rogue nation is in the island nation ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could end a atomic stand-off between the old foes and transform his impoverished country.
Kim arrived in a Air China 747 that trade marked down at Changi Airport, Singapore’s Straits Times reported. Singapore’s remote minister posted a photo of Kim’s arrival in a message on Twitter.
Vivian Balakrishnan tweet: Gratified Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore.
The North Korean conductor is expected to stay at the St. Regis hotel during his time in the island state.
Huileng Tan tweet: Traffic on #Singapore’s busy #Orchard shopping beat has come to a standstill amid reports that #KimJongUn has landed in the nation for the #TrumpKimSummit. The #NorthKorean leader is said to be staying at St Regis hotel full the corner.
Only hours after arriving, Kim met with Singapore Prime Delegate Lee Hsien Loong.
“The entire world is focusing on the historic summit between the DPRK and the U.S., and thanks be given ti to your sincere efforts … we were able to complete the preparations for the significant summit, and I would like to thank you for that,” Kim told Lee through an interpreter, according to a report in investigate from local news outlet Channel News Asia.
Trump, in the intervening time, will meet with Lee on Monday. He arrived in Singapore on Sunday be revenging, and will be staying at the Shangri-La Hotel during his time in the country, according to the Corpse-like House.
Kim is tentatively scheduled to depart Singapore at 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, a authority who is involved in the planning of his visit to the city-state told Reuters on Sunday. That will-power be just five hours after he is scheduled to begin meeting with Trump.
—Reuters promoted to this report.