SINGAPORE: Singapore has mentioned all the arrangements, including security and logistic preparations, for the June 12 meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean chief Kim Jong Un are smartly in hand and expressed hope that there will likely be a positive end result from the summit.
Singapore designated a different match house of the Sentosa island vacationer lodge for Tuesday's ancient summit, which is anticipated to be lined by way of over 2,500 journalists from the world over.
"No, we did not put our hand up, but we were asked. And in this case, both the North Koreans and the United States felt that we were an appropriate venue," Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan mentioned throughout a talk over with to Washington on Tuesday.
"I think Singaporeans can be proud ... that we've been chosen because they know that we are neutral, reliable, trustworthy and secure," mentioned Balakrishnan, adding that it used to be the Americans who approached Singapore first.
He confident that Singapore is able to host the summit and "do our part" for world peace.
"I can say with confidence that all the preparations, logistics and security, the diplomatic arrangements, are all well in hand," Singapore media quoted the Minister as announcing.
He expressed hope that there will likely be a positive end result but cautioned that one meeting is not going to "unlock the entire situation on the Korean Peninsula".
Balakrishnan is visiting Pyongyang nowadays at the invitation of his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho, just ahead of the summit.
Singapore government are operating, along with the Americans, to make sure very tight security.
The summit will see Singapore at the "peak of security", mentioned Dr Graham Ong-Webb of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Strict security features will likely be enforced around Shangri-La Hotel and The St Regis which have been selected for Trump and Kim's keep in Singapore. Security can also be very tight on Sentosa island. The Capella Hotel on the Island would be the venue for the meeting.
In 2006, Singapore deployed all security assets, including the Armed Forces as well as 26,000 nationwide servicemen for the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting.
The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) has confident locals and tourists that it'll be industry as same old at the island's more than a few distinctive leisure offerings. The island receives some 50,000 guests day by day.
Singapore designated a different match house of the Sentosa island vacationer lodge for Tuesday's ancient summit, which is anticipated to be lined by way of over 2,500 journalists from the world over.
"No, we did not put our hand up, but we were asked. And in this case, both the North Koreans and the United States felt that we were an appropriate venue," Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan mentioned throughout a talk over with to Washington on Tuesday.
"I think Singaporeans can be proud ... that we've been chosen because they know that we are neutral, reliable, trustworthy and secure," mentioned Balakrishnan, adding that it used to be the Americans who approached Singapore first.
He confident that Singapore is able to host the summit and "do our part" for world peace.
"I can say with confidence that all the preparations, logistics and security, the diplomatic arrangements, are all well in hand," Singapore media quoted the Minister as announcing.
He expressed hope that there will likely be a positive end result but cautioned that one meeting is not going to "unlock the entire situation on the Korean Peninsula".
Balakrishnan is visiting Pyongyang nowadays at the invitation of his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho, just ahead of the summit.
Singapore government are operating, along with the Americans, to make sure very tight security.
The summit will see Singapore at the "peak of security", mentioned Dr Graham Ong-Webb of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Strict security features will likely be enforced around Shangri-La Hotel and The St Regis which have been selected for Trump and Kim's keep in Singapore. Security can also be very tight on Sentosa island. The Capella Hotel on the Island would be the venue for the meeting.
In 2006, Singapore deployed all security assets, including the Armed Forces as well as 26,000 nationwide servicemen for the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting.
The Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) has confident locals and tourists that it'll be industry as same old at the island's more than a few distinctive leisure offerings. The island receives some 50,000 guests day by day.
Singapore says all preparations for Trump-Kim Summit well in hand
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