Luxury resort to host Singapore summit between Trump and Kim
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 06/05/18 12:52 PM EDT
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday that President Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore.
Sentosa is a resort island connected to the city of Singapore by road and monorail. It is home to Universal Studios Singapore.
The Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island is one of several luxury resorts owned by the Capella Hotel Group. They also have locations in Shanghai, China, Düsseldorf, Germany, and Marigot Bay, Saint Lucia. Trump is set to meet with Kim Jong Un on June 12.
Sanders said at Mondays press briefing that the initial meeting will take place at 9 a.m. Singapore time, which is 9 p.m. Eastern time, on June 11.
Trump is receiving daily briefings on North Korea ahead of the summit, and a team of U.S. officials is in Singapore making final logistical preparations, Sanders said.
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