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Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho to finalise the security measures and protocol of the upcoming US-North Korea summit. The summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump is scheduled for 12th of this month in Singapore.
The Ministers yesterday exchanged in-depth views on further developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries and on the situation ahead of the summit.
The historic meeting was earlier cancelled due to disagreements between the US and North Korea regarding the Pyongyang regime’s possible denuclearisation.
This will be the first time that leaders of North Korea and the US will meet face-to-face after almost 70 years of confrontation and 25 years of failed negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear development programme.