President Trump meets Kim Jong Un in historic summit in Singapore
- The US president, Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong, shake hands warmly at a summit in Singapore
- Both leaders have a one-on-one meeting that lasted for roughly 40-minutes
- The US government calls President Muhammadu Buhari days after he visited Donald Trump
After much anticipation, the US president, Donald Trump, and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, met in a summit on Tuesday, June 12, at a Singapore island resort.
The New York Times reports the leaders shook hands warmly and then moved into a one-on-one meeting that lasted for about 40-minutes.
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Prior to the historic summit, the US president said he expected that the meeting will be tremendously successful. He had also said he and Kim might strike a nuclear deal or forge a formal end to the Korean war in the course of a single meeting or over several days.
On his part, Kim said through an interpreter that it was not easy to travel to Singapore for the summit.
“It wasn’t easy for us to come here. There was a past that grabbed our ankles and wrong prejudices and practices that at times covered our eyes and ears. We overcame all that and we are here now," the leader stated.
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However, some critics have faulted the meeting for what they described as legitimising Kim on the world stage. But Trump fired back on Twitter, pointing out that the summit with the North Korean leader had achieved some measure of success.
Below is a clip of the meeting shared by the US Department of State:
In another report, the United States, the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has called President Muhamadu Buhari and reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between his country and Nigeria, the department of state has said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the spokesperson for the department, Heather Nauert, said Pompeo, during the call, also underscored Buhari’s visit to the US on April 30, and recognised Nigeria’s leadership in Africa.
Buhari visited the US at the invitation of President Donald Trump. He also held bilateral meetings with Trump at the White House.
Source: Legit.ng
