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Donald Trump to meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore

We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace, says Donald Trump

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US President Donald Trump gestures while addressing a joint news conference with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US | Photo: Reuters

Jennifer Epstein | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore.

“The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place in Singapore on June 12th,” the president wrote on Twitter. “We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!”

Singapore -- almost 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) south of Pyongyang -- represents neutral turf for the two leaders. The city-state of 5.5 million people boasts security partnerships with the US, a North Korean embassy and strong ties with China.

The government there also has