US President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will begin early on June 12 in Singapore, the White House has confirmed.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the two leaders would meet at 9am (4am MSK) local time in the Asian city-state, adding that Trump was receiving daily security briefings on North Korea in anticipation of the meeting.
"We are actively preparing for the 12 June summit between the president and the North Korean leader," Sanders said. "We feel like things are continuing to move forward, and good progress has been made."
Sanders said that the White House "advance team" – which features military, security, technical and medical staff - were already on the ground in Singapore.
The announcement of the timing for the first meeting between the two leaders came just three days after Trump hosted a senior North Korean delegation at the White House bearing a letter from Kim. Trump, who had previously canceled the summit, abruptly announced the meeting was back on, the Guardian reported.
