The Southeast Asian city state is hosting the unprecedented summit at Sentosa Island’s Capella Hotel.<\/p>\n
Gripping each other by the hand, the two leaders exchanged some brief words before moving on with their personal translators to begin a private meeting.<\/p>\n
“We’re going to have a great discussion, and I think tremendous success,” Trump said alongside Kim, according to Yonhap News Agency. “And it’s my honor, and we will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt.”<\/p>\n
Kim replied by recognizing the challenges they had to overcome to get this far.<\/p>\n
“There were fetters and wrong practices that at times covered our eyes and ears, but we overcame everything to come this far,” he was quoted as saying in Korean.<\/p>\n
The pair are set to meet until early afternoon, when it is hoped that they will present a joint agreement including steps for the North’s abandonment of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
However, many analysts are concerned that Washington and Pyongyang may not be able to agree on a definition of denuclearization while also pointing out the challenge in building the required trust to fulfill any related deal.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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