SINGAPORE -- The summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un kicked off at about 9:00 a.m. Monday at the Capella Resort, Singapore.



Kim entered the conference room at about 8:54 a.m., carrying a folder on his left hand.



Trump arrived at the site at 9 a.m. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials entered the venue through a different entrance not covered by cameras at about 9:01 a.m.



Trump and Kim are scheduled to hold a short one-on-one meeting, followed by a longer meeting involving their aides.



North Korea`s leader Kim Jong Un (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump (R) at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AFP)



The one-on-one is scheduled to start at 9:15 a.m., and the larger meeting from 10 a.m. A working lunch will follow at 11:30 a.m.



The US leader is scheduled to hold a press conference at 4 a.m. It is unclear if the press event will involve Kim.



The two leaders arrived in Singapore on Sunday, sparking off speculations of discrete meetings between the two sides at the top level. Publicly, Kim was seen visiting various locations in Singapore on Monday.



Working-level officials, however, engaged in last minute negotiations on Monday.







(Yonhap)