US-N.Korea Presidents Meeting Date locked

Washington, June 12: In a significant development US President Donald Trump has announced that he is heading to Singapore on June 12 to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Trump made the announcement on Friday, following a two-hour-long meeting with North Korean senior official Kim Yong-chol at the White House.

"We are meeting with the Chairman [Kim Jong-un] on June 12," Trump told reporters waiting for him at the White House lawn.

While admitting that dealing with North Korea was "going to be a process", Trump said he believed the effort would ultimately be "successful."

Kim's right-hand man set to meet Trump at White House "But we are not going to sign anything on June 12."

Asked whether North Korea has made a commitment to de-nuclearise, Trump said, "They want to do that. So we will see where it leads."

"I never said that it will happen in one meeting. I think it's going to be a process. But the relationship is building and it is a very positive thing."

Following the meeting, Trump and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emerged from the White House alongside Kim Yong-chol and his aides, lingering for a few minutes at the White House lawn while talking to the North Korean officials before waving them goodbye.

Earlier, Kim Yong-chol delivered a letter from the North Korean leader to Trump during their meeting at the Oval Office.

Trump told reporters after the end of the meeting that he had not yet read the letter.