After years of undiplomatic exchanges, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un faced each other for the first time and shook hands on Singapore soil.
A little after 9am this morning, the two leaders met at Capella Hotel and went straight into the first order of business: a handshake, some niceties exchanged, and a photo op of the historic moment.
The summit began with a one-on-one encounter that’ll go on for 45 minutes, followed by an expanded bilateral meeting聽at 10 am聽in which US and North Korean officials would be in attendance. A working lunch will kick off at聽11:30am.
The North Korean delegation is reportedly scheduled to聽, immediately after the summit.
With Kim聽setting what seems to be a strict ticking clock on聽the meeting, Trump is now reportedly聽planning to leave Singapore 15 hours earlier than expected 鈥 meaning he might fly back to Washington tonight,聽rather than tomorrow聽morning as originally planned.
