Singapore, June 12, 2018//-The historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump has come to an end.
Here are the live updates from the Trump-Kim Summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have met at the Capella Hotel in Sentosa island, Singapore for a historic summit, after both sides sought to narrow differences over how to end a nuclear standoff.
09.00 am IST
Trump, Kim after the one-on-one summit
US President Donald Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore.
08.29 am IST
Stocks choppy, dollar rises on historic Trump-Kim summit
Sydney: The dollar jumped to a 3-week top on Tuesday while stock markets in Asia were choppy as an historic U.S.-North Korea summit got underway in Singapore, raising some hopes it could pave the way to ending a nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula.
There was some unease among investors about the outcome of the talks given the tense relations between the two nations. The combatants of the 1950-53 Korean War are technically still at war, as the conflict, in which millions of people died, was concluded only with a truce.
Trading was volatile as MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan seesawed between positive and negative territory. It was last flat, while Japan’s Nikkei pared early gains to be up 0.2% from as high as 0.9%South Korean shares slipped 0.1% while Chinese shares were in the red too with the blue-chip off 0.4%.
Australian shares were a tad firmer. The lead from Wall Street was mixed overnight, with the Dow barely changed, the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Nasdaq adding 0.2%. Reuters
08.15 am IST
Oil edges up on cautious optimism over Trump-Kim summit
Singapore: Oil prices edged up along with global markets on Tuesday on cautious optimism over the outcome of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
But movements in crude markets were limited as traders said they were reluctant to take on large new positions ahead of a meeting between producer cartel OPEC and some of its allies on 22 June.Brent crude futures were trading at $76.56 per barrel at 0201, up 10 cents from their last close. Reuters
08.05 am IST
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman: I got call saying Trump was proud of me
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman says he received a call from the White House ahead of President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Rodman told CNN in an interview from Singapore on Tuesday that a White House staffer called the former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant to tell him the president was proud of him.
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the call.AP
07.50 am IST
Trump optimistic on North Korea’s nuclear disarmament
President Donald Trump is sounding optimistic about his ability to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program after a lengthy one-on-one meeting with leader Kim Jong Un. Kim appeared to echo the president’s optimism.
Trump said Tuesday at the beginning of expanded discussions with aides from both countries that “We will solve a big problem” and “a big dilemma.”
He talked about the pair achieving “tremendous success together” and predicts that “it will be successful. It will be done.” AP
07.44 am IST
Trump, Kim end one-on-one meeting, enter wider talks
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended a 41-minute one-on-one meeting on Tuesday and entered wider talks attended by their top leaders in Singapore.
“Working together we will get it taken care of,” Trump told Kim at the start of the wider meeting. “We will solve it.” Reuters
07.35 am IST
Donald Trump says he and Kim Jong Un ‘will solve a big problem, a big dilemma’
US President Donald Trump predicted that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “will solve a big problem, a big dilemma”, after the one-on-one summit.
Trump said the one-on-one meeting with Kim Jong Un was “very, very good”, adding they have an “excellent relationship”. Trump and Kim walked together along the balcony after their meeting.Trump and Kim met for about 40 minutes, joined only by interpreters. AP
07.30 am IST
Trump-Kim Summit ends
The historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ended.
07.27 am IST
Trump-Kim summit: US, North Korea diplomats in a meeting
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s diplomats are now in discussions. The leaders are conversing through interpreters. The nuclear disarmament of North Korea and the end of the decades-long Korea War are expected to be discussed in the Trump-Kim Summit.
07.15 am IST
Trump-Kim Summit: Private discussions begin
After their historic handshake and a short media briefing, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have started their private discussions at the Capella Hotel in Singapore’s Sentosa island.The nuclear disarmament of North Korea and the end of the decades-long Korea War are expected to be discussed in the Trump-Kim Summit. AP
7.12 am IST
‘Nice to meet you, Mr President’
“Nice to meet you Mister President,” Kim said moments later as he sat alongside Trump, against a backcloth of North Korean and US flags, beaming more broadly as the US president gave him a thumbs up.
“I feel really great. We’re going to have a great discussion and will be tremendously successful. It’s my honour and we will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt,” Trump said addressing media persons from all over the world.
07.01 am IST
Donald Trump in Singapore says Larry Kudlow has suffered a heart attack
US President Donald Trump said that his top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, suffered a heart attack and was being treated Monday at a military hospital.
Kudlow’s condition wasn’t immediately released by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. “Our Great Larry Kudlow, who has been working so hard on trade and the economy, has just suffered a heart attack,” Trump wrote from Singapore. Reuters
06.52 am IST
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un at Sentosa island, Singapore
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shook hands and then walked together inside the Capella Hotel in Sentosa island, Singapore, for a media briefing.
6.48 am IST
Trump-Kim summit: Donald Trump predicts he’ll have a ‘terrific relationship’ with Kim Jong Un
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will have a ‘great relationship’ with Kim Jong Un as the summit began. “We will have a terrific relationship”, said the North Korean leader. “We came here after overcoming” all the obstacles, said the leader. Earlier, Trump and Kim walked together along colonnade to begin private meeting with their interpreter.AP
06.43 am IST
Trump-Kim Summit begins with historic shaking of hands
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are sharing a historic handshake as they meet for the first time.
The two clasped hands for a long while Tuesday as they posed for photos in front of a row of US and North Korean flags. Trump then directed Kim to walk down a hallway, where they briefly spoke.
It’s the first ever meeting between a sitting US president and North Korean leader.
The two will huddle alone for roughly 45 minutes before being joined by aides for a larger meeting and working lunch. Trump has said he’ll know within minutes whether a deal can be made. AP
6.38 am IST
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un shake hands
US President and Donald Trump have met at the Sentosa island in Singapore for their summit. They shook hands before beginning their meeting.
6.27 am IST
Trump-Kim summit to begin at 6.30 am India time
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have both arrived in Singapore’s Sentosa island for their historic summit that will begin at 6.30 am, India time.
6.05 am IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived at Singapore’s Sentosa Island, where he’ll be meeting shortly face-to-face with President Donald Trump.
The two men are expected to share a handshake before they meet alone with a pair of interpreters for roughly 45 minutes while their entourages wait nearby.
After the intimate huddle, they’re scheduled to hold a larger meeting and working lunch. Trump’s chief of staff, national security adviser and secretary of state are among those expected to join.
Trump earlier defended his decision to meet with Kim, tweeting that North Korea has already released three detainees and that missile tests have halted. AP
6.00 am IST
Donald Trump arrives in Sentosa
US President Donald Trump at Sentosa island where he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a summit.
5.50 am IST
US President Donald Trump arrives in Singapore
President Donald Trump has arrived on Singapore’s Sentosa Island for his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump’s motorcade pulled into the grounds of the Capella Hotel at 8:13 a.m. Tuesday local time. He is scheduled to meet Kim for the first time at 9 am.
Kim is also en route to Sentosa Island for the meeting to discuss the fate of his country’s nuclear weapons arsenal. Reuters
5.45 am IST
Kim Jong Un’s entourage leaves for Sentosa, Singapore
Kim Jong Un’s entourage has left for the luxury Singapore island resort where the North Korean leader will meet with President Donald Trump.
Kim’s black armoured limousine with two large North Korean flags was surrounded Tuesday by police vehicles, their lights flashing, and other black cars.
There’s excitement surrounding the summit but also skepticism that the North will relinquish a nuclear weapons program it spent decades building despite crushing sanctions.Kim and Trump are scheduled to meet alone, with their interpreters, after greeting each other at the resort. AP
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