'All systems go' for Trump-Kim summit: Singapore minister

It is "all systems go" for the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Singapore is ensuring that there would be no last-minute spoilers or difficulties for the historic meeting, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan today.

Balakrishnan, who visited the US and North Korea in the last five days to prepare for the June 12 summit, said that there was sincerity and desire from both the United States and North Korea for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

"I have met both sides, I see sincerity on both sides, I see a desire, a willingness to escape the constraints that have applied for the last seven decades. So, with goodwill and creativity, let's see what they come up with," The Straits Times quoted the Indian-origin Singaporean minister as saying.

Preparations are underway in Singapore for the historic summit.

Speaking to Singapore reporters in Beijing after visiting Pyongyang, Balakrishnan said, "Basically I went there to make sure everything was spick and span, and in place, and that there would be no last-minute spoilers or difficulties."