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<p>North Korea&#x27;s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump made history after an unprecedented summit at Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12. The meeting set a path toward denuclearization of North Korea in the interest of peace and security.<br/><br/>All eyes were set on Singapore as the two powerful leaders met for the first time amid heavy security. </p><p>North and South Korean citizens were glued on their screens as they monitored developments on the 5-hour meeting.  </p><p>The meeting ended with Kim&#x27;s commitment to denuclearize “very quickly” and Trump pledging security guarantees, which includes halting military exercises with South Korea.</p><p>Here are select images of the historic meeting in Singapore.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/1-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/2-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/3-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/4-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/5-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/6-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/7-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/8-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/9-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/10-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/11-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/12-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/13-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/14-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/15-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/16-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/17-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/18-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/06/11/19-kim-jong-un-trump.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, ahead of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, June 10, 2018. <cite>Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump waves next to Singapore&#x27;s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan after arriving in Singapore June 10, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A handout photo taken by Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore on June 10, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arriving at Singapore International airport in Singapore.</p><p>Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump will meet on June 12 for an unprecedented summit in an attempt to address the last festering legacy of the Cold War, with the US President calling it a &quot;one-time shot&quot; at peace. <cite>Terence Tan, Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore/AFP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A handout photo taken by Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore on June 10, 2018 shows North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un (left) sharing a light moment with Singapore&#x27;s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (right) during his visit to The Istana, the official residence of the prime minister, following Kim&#x27;s arrival in Singapore. <cite>Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore/AFP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The vehicle carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travels past in Singapore June 10, 2018. <cite>KCNA via Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Singapore&#x27;s Navy ships patrol the waters around Sentosa island during a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Singapore Ministry of Defense/Handout via Reuters </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un looks at U.S. President Donald Trump before their bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump smiles next to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured) at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Kevin Lim/The Straits Times via Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un before their expanded bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>People are reflected in a mirror as they watch a TV broadcasting a news report on the summit between the U.S. and North Korea, in Little Neck, New York, U.S. June 11, 2018. <cite>Jeenah Moon, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>North Korean defectors Park Sang Hak (right) and Justin Kim (2nd, right) watch replays of President Donald Trump&#x27;s summit meeting in Singapore with North Korea&#x27;s Kim Jung Un on television, at a motel in Leesburg, Virginia, U.S., June 11, 2018. Also watching are South Korean human rights activists Do Hee Yun (left, pointing) and Henry Song. <cite>Mike Theiler, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A TV screen shows a news report about the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un at a media center for the summit, in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Tyrone Siu , Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un after signing documents that acknowledge the progress of the talks and pledge to keep momentum going, after their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>US President Donald Trump holds up a document signed by him and North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.</p><p>Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un became on June 12 the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet, shake hands and negotiate to end a decades-old nuclear stand-off. <cite>Saul Loeb, AFP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un leave after signing documents that acknowledge the progress of the talks and pledge to keep momentum going, after their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Jonathan Ernst, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The motorcade of North Korea&#x27;s leader Kim Jong Un departs Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. <cite>Edgar Su, Reuters</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Activists hold a vigil outside the White House to celebrate the joint summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held in Singapore, in Washington, U.S., June 11, 2018. <cite>Toya Sarno Jordan, Reuters</cite></p></div></div></div>

<p>North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump made history after an unprecedented summit at Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12.</p>

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump made history after an unprecedented summit at Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12.

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Published Jun 12, 2018 08:43 PM PHT

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