2018 North Korea–United States summit
The North Korea–United States summit was a planned meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the United States that took place on June 12, 2018 in Singapore.[1]
The White House confirmed the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un on 8 March 2018. This was the first time that a sitting U.S. president met the leader of North Korea since the Korean War.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that "in the meantime, all sanctions and maximum pressure must remain."[2]
Kim talked about preparations for the meeting in remarks to the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea on April 9.[3][4]
On May 10, Trump announced that the summit will be held on June 12, 2018 in Singapore.[5][6][7] It was announced after the release of 3 American hostages by North Korea.
2018 North Korea–United States Summit Media
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DPRK–USA Singapore Summit (US logo)
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DPRK–USA Singapore Summit
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USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group and South Korean Navy vessels having a joint exercise on May 3, 2017
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Artist's conception of the Hwasong-15 on its mobile launch vehicle, depicted to scale
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Moon Jae-in (standing, lower left) with the North Korean representatives (upper right) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (lower right) at the PyeongChang Olympics
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Chung Eui-yong (left), the South Korean national security chief, and Kim Jong-un meeting in Pyongyang on March 5, 2018. Kim is holding a letter from President Moon Jae-in arranging for direct peace talks.
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ROK President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump, November 2017
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Kim and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in shake hands in greeting, in an initiating gesture for the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcome home three American returnees from North Korea.
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A commemorative coin released on May 21 by the White House Communications Agency for the summit
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The signing moment of the two leaders
References
- ↑ Nakamura, David; Wagner, John (May 10, 2018). Trump announces June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-announces-june-12-summit-in-singapore-with-north-korean-leader/2018/05/10/8f1ad3ac-5438-11e8-9c91-7dab596e8252_story.html. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ↑ Richardson, Matt (2018-03-08). "Trump will accept Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, White House says" (in en-US). Fox News. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/08/trump-will-accept-kim-jong-uns-invitation-to-meet-white-house-says.html. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ↑ Smith, Nicola (12 March 2018). "North Korea silent on meeting with Donald Trump". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/12/north-korea-silent-meeting-trump/. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ↑ Cheng, Jonathan. "North Korea's Kim Jong Un breaks silence, confirms summit with Trump".
- ↑ May Choon, Chang (5 May 2018). "Singapore is 'strongest' candidate to host Trump-Kim summit in mid-June: South Korean daily". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ CNN, Will Ripley, Ralph Ellis and Ben Westcott. "Kim agrees to meet Trump at DMZ, source says". CNN.
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