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Singapore had exemption from sanctions for Trump-Kim summit: MFA
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ferried around Singapore in a convoy of Mercedes-Benz cars that the North Koreans shipped in for the summit in June 2018.
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Fabian Koh
Singapore received a general exemption from United Nations sanctions on North Korea for activities during the Trump-Kim summit last June, allowing for luxury items such as Mercedes-Benz cars to be brought in by the North Korean delegation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) also told The Straits Times yesterday that a study visit to Singapore last year by the North Korean port authorities was a "specific follow-up" from the summit, and in no way contributed to North Korea's proliferation activities.
