When Trump and Kim meet on the resort island of Sentosa on Tuesday they will be making history even before they start. Enemies since the 1950-53 Korean War, the leaders of North Korea and the United States have never met previously - or even spoken on the phone. HIGH-STAKES DIPLOMACYAt stake at the summit are North Korea's nuclear weapons and peace on the Korean peninsula. The summit comes after weeks of sometimes-contentious discussions and was briefly cancelled amid North Korean outrage over messaging from some U.S. advisers. They believe his latest engagement is aimed at getting the United States to ease crippling economic sanctions that have squeezed the impoverished country.

Source: The Star June 10, 2018 03:51 UTC