Singapore will bear some of the cost of the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, its Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Saturday, a day after Mr. Trump put the meeting back on agenda.
Singapore is determined to successfully host the summit and is willing to foot at least some of the bill. “Obviously yes, but it is a cost that we’re willing to bear to play a small part in this historic meeting,” Mr. Ng told reporters without elaborating, when asked if Singapore will be bearing the cost of the summit, which is scheduled for June 12.
Kim Chang-son, the de facto chief of staff for the North Korean government, was seen this week at The Fullerton. The Fullerton was North Korea's lodging of choice, The Washinton Post said.
Among the potential venues mentioned as the site of the summit include the Shangri-la Hotel, which hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence chiefs from around the world this weekend, and the Capella hotel on the resort island of Sentosa.