Kim-Trump summit set to start at 10AM KST on June 12: White House
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Let's start with the summit the entire world is waiting for.
Up until this morning, we knew North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump would be meeting on June 12th in Singapore.
We now know the time the historic summit will start,... but the exact location in Singapore is still under wraps for the time being.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
The date for the historic Pyongyang-Washington summit -- June 12th -- has been set for some time now.
But we got some more details from the White House on Monday.
It says the summit will begin next Tuesday at 9AM Singapore time,... that's 10AM in Korea.
" And I can also tell you the schedule for -- tentatively -- for that first meeting will be on June 12 at 9 a.m. Singapore time and take place June 11, 9 p.m. East Coast time."
With the timing arranged, there's still the question of the summit location.
The Singapore government has declared the area surrounding the Shangri-La Hotel a "special event area" for the period of June 10th to the 14th for the upcoming summit.
Observers say this could mean a number of things.
It could mean the Shangri-La Hotel is the summit location, it could also be where one of the leaders will be staying, or could even be a "decoy" for security purposes.
The Capella Hotel on Sentosa has also been mentioned as either the summit location or where Kim or Trump may stay.
However,... watchers say the Shangri-La Hotel may be the favored location as it has held major conferences over the years,... including numerous ASEAN summits,... and has also hosted U.S. presidents before, including Barack Obama and George H.W. Bush.
As the two sides look to resolve their differences through diplomacy,... the White House has clarified that the Trump administration's policy of "maximum pressure" through sanctions remains in place... and will stay until the regime has abandoned its nuclear weapons.
"Our policy hasn't changed. As the president stated, we have sanctions on, they're very powerful and we would not take those sanctions off unless North Korea denuclearized."
The White House was clearing up remarks made last week by President Trump following his meeting with a senior North Korean envoy.
Trump said he didn't want to use the term "maximum pressure" anymore to describe U.S. pressure on Pyongyang.
He also said he looks forward to the day when he can take the sanctions off the regime.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
Up until this morning, we knew North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump would be meeting on June 12th in Singapore.
We now know the time the historic summit will start,... but the exact location in Singapore is still under wraps for the time being.
Lee Seung-jae reports.
The date for the historic Pyongyang-Washington summit -- June 12th -- has been set for some time now.
But we got some more details from the White House on Monday.
It says the summit will begin next Tuesday at 9AM Singapore time,... that's 10AM in Korea.
" And I can also tell you the schedule for -- tentatively -- for that first meeting will be on June 12 at 9 a.m. Singapore time and take place June 11, 9 p.m. East Coast time."
With the timing arranged, there's still the question of the summit location.
The Singapore government has declared the area surrounding the Shangri-La Hotel a "special event area" for the period of June 10th to the 14th for the upcoming summit.
Observers say this could mean a number of things.
It could mean the Shangri-La Hotel is the summit location, it could also be where one of the leaders will be staying, or could even be a "decoy" for security purposes.
The Capella Hotel on Sentosa has also been mentioned as either the summit location or where Kim or Trump may stay.
However,... watchers say the Shangri-La Hotel may be the favored location as it has held major conferences over the years,... including numerous ASEAN summits,... and has also hosted U.S. presidents before, including Barack Obama and George H.W. Bush.
As the two sides look to resolve their differences through diplomacy,... the White House has clarified that the Trump administration's policy of "maximum pressure" through sanctions remains in place... and will stay until the regime has abandoned its nuclear weapons.
"Our policy hasn't changed. As the president stated, we have sanctions on, they're very powerful and we would not take those sanctions off unless North Korea denuclearized."
The White House was clearing up remarks made last week by President Trump following his meeting with a senior North Korean envoy.
Trump said he didn't want to use the term "maximum pressure" anymore to describe U.S. pressure on Pyongyang.
He also said he looks forward to the day when he can take the sanctions off the regime.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.