President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands, begin historic summit
We shall see how it goes.
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history Tuesday with a one-on-one meeting to size each other up and start discussions that could open the door to negotiations on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The unprecedented summit between the two men, who only a few months ago were hurling insults and threats at each other, began shortly after 9 a.m. (9 p.m. Monday Eastern time) at a secluded island resort off the coast of Singapore.
Kim arrived at the summit site shortly before Trump. The two leaders emerged from different wings of the opulent hotel, standing on a red carpet over burnt orange tiles before a line of six American and six North Korean flags as they shook hands. Neither man smiled, and Trump said a few words to Kim before they walked away.
They posed again for photos, sitting in chairs. Trump said he was confident the talks would be a success and he was honored to be there. “I feel really great. We’re going to have a great discussion and will be tremendously successful. It’s my honor and we will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt,” he predicted.
Kim said the prejudices of the past had been obstacles on the road to the summit. “But we have overcome all of them,” he said.