Trump-Kim summit: Trump's Air Force One lands at Paya Lebar Airbase

US President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on June 10, 2018, ahead of his summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12. His Air Force One landed at Paya Lebar Airbase after 8.20pm. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
US President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore after 8.20pm on June 10, 2018, ahead of his summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
US President Donald Trump was welcomed by Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan after arriving at Paya Lebar Airbase on June 10, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
Air Force One is seen on the tarmac at Paya Lebar Airbase after US President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore, on June 10, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
US President Donald Trump arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel on June 10, 2018. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
US President Donald Trump's motorcade passed along Anderson Road en route to the Shangri-La Hotel. ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN
The motorcade carrying US President Donald Trump as it leaves Paya Lebar Airbase on June 10, 2018. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
US President Donald Trump's motorcade made its way to the Shangri-La Hotel, on June 10, 2018. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID

SINGAPORE - US President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday (June 10) for a Tuesday meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he has described as a "one-time shot"at peace.

Air Force One - the American's president's official plane - touched down at Paya Lebar Air Force Base at around 8.20pm. He was greeted by Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

The US president arrived in Singapore ahead of schedule after he left the G7 meeting in Canada early.

Asked by a reporter how he is feeling about the summit, Mr Trump said: "Very good." He then got into his waiting limousine.

En route to Singapore, he had tweeted that the meeting here was a chance to achieve a"truly wonderful result for North Korea and the world".

He wrote : "It will certainly be an exciting day and I know that Kim Jong Un will work very hard to do something that rarely been done before. Create peace and great prosperity for his land.

"I look forward to meeting him and have a feeling that this one-time opportunity will not be wasted!"

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un landed at Changi Airport at about 230pm, while US president Donald Trump arrived at 820pm at Paya Lebar Air Base.

It is not immediately clear the size of Mr Trump's travelling party although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chief of Staff John Kelly, National Security Adviser John Bolton, and Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin, are expected to be involved in the summit. First Lady Melania Trump did not travel with Mr Trump.

Though only a single plane landed at Paya Lebar Airbase, the president's convoy is expected to be a large one. Ahead of his arrival, a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane had been spotted at the base.

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The massive transport plane has been known to carry the US president's custom limousine nicknamed "The Beast".

Mr Trump's motorcade arrived at Shangri-La Hotel just before 9pm. Mr Kim arrived at St Regis Hotel earlier on Sunday afternoon.

The US president is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday before the highly-anticipated summit with Mr Kim at Capella hotel in Sentosa on Tuesday.

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