Posted on 05/04/2018 10:00:00 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Singapore is 'strongest' candidate to host Trump-Kim summit in mid-June: South Korean daily
Chang May Choon South Korea Correspondent
SEOUL - The historic first meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will 'most likely' be held in Singapore in mid-June, according to South Korea's largest newspaper.
Citing diplomatic sources in Washington, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Saturday (May 5) that Singapore is deemed the 'strongest' candidate to host the summit, although there is still a possibility that Mr Trump "who likes dramatic effects" would choose Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone at the last minute.
In its front page report, the Korean language paper also said the meeting will most likely be held in the third week of June (9-15), after Mr Trump visits Canada for the G-7 summit on June 8-9.
Mr Trump announced on Friday that a date and venue has been been set for his meeting with Mr Kim.
"We'll be announcing it soon," he told reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Texas, without elaborating.
The two leaders are expected to discuss the denuclearisation of North Korea during their meeting, which comes weeks after Mr Kim travelled to the truce village of Panmunjom located in the North-South border to meet South Korean President Moon Jae In.
Speculation about the venue for the Trump-Kim meeting has been going on for weeks.
Mr Kim reportedly wanted to meet in Pyongyang, but was later persuaded to travel to Mongolia, a country which has diplomatic ties with both the US and North Korea and is accessible by rail so Mr Kim can travel there in his bulletproof train.
European countries Sweden and Switzerland have both offered to host the summit, but were ruled out due to distance from Pyongyang.
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Very interesting those that were possibilities.....Where ever it is our military has to be plentiful and the area well secured. I suspect Kim isn’t exactly comfortable traveling anywhere, not to mention is his train reliable enough to get him there and back....
Why can’t he fly?
DJT will be in extreme harms way wherever it is held. The left aren’t going to want him to broker a peace deal.
The Left vs. the Singapore police would be an embarrassing defeat for World Socialism...so no worries. :)
Dmz please...best optics for my President. Thanks.
The only place in that part of the world that would really surprise me would be Taiwan. China would be furious and seeing red!
“Why can’t he fly?”
Is it really possible that Nork can not come up with a single reliable plane for Dear Leader?
Vladivostok?
True, they are pretty nononse. Just thinking. It may be the best choice and probably the cleanest.
Mongolia would be a unique location. Donald could visit a yurt and hold a goat. Has any US President ever visited Mongolia before?
That’s a possibility. Used to be a closed city in the Soviet time, its now open to foreigners.
Its close enough to Pyongyang for Kim Jong Un to travel there for a summit.
“Why can’t he fly?”
Does he have an airplane?
Air Koryo is the state airline, and has a one star safety rating. They have a couple of aging TU-204s, the Russian equivalent of a Boeing 757.
Perhaps Kim should get a charter...
It will be a long train trip from North Korea at 20-25 mph.
I think Trump should meet him in Mongolia, actually.
Just my .02
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