D-2: Kim Jong-un arrives in Singapore
A North Korean jet believed to be carrying leader Kim Jong-un lands landing at Singapore's Changi international airport on Sunday afternoon. / Captured from The Straight Times' website
Another plane believed to be carrying North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un approaches to land in Singapore June 10, 2018. / Reuters
By Park Si-soo
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Singapore Sunday, two days ahead of his planned historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump over the reclusive state's denuclearization.
A Boeing 747 Air China flight that carried Kim landed at Changi Airport at 2:36 p.m. (Singapore time) or 3:36 p.m. (Korea time) amid tight security.
He was greeted by Singapore's foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, who posted a picture on Twitter of him shaking hands with Kim and the message: "Welcomed Chairman Kim Jong Un, who has just arrived in Singapore."
The plane is one of three Singapore-bound aircraft that left Pyongyang at different times on Sunday morning.
A convoy of vehicles that included a stretch Mercedes Benz limousine, identical to vehicles the North's leader had previously used, came into central Singapore under heavy security.
The North Korean leader is expected to meet Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong later in the day.
Authorities imposed tight security around the summit venue and related luxury hotels ― including installing extra pot plants outside Kim's expected accommodation to obstruct reporters' views.
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In this photo released by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center left, is greeted by Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan at the Changi International Airport, Sunday. / AP
In this photo released by the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center left, is greeted by Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan at the Changi International Airport, Sunday. / AP
Captured from Vivian Balakrishnan's tweeter
U.S. President Donald Trump is coming to Singapore from Canada after attending a two-day Group of Seven (G7) meeting that ended on Saturday. Trump is expected to land at a military air base in Singapore on Sunday night.
Trump will meet with the Singapore leader on Monday.
Kim and Trump will have their historic summit on Tuesday to discuss the North's denuclearization.
The North Korean motorcade, believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un travels along Singapore's Orchard Road, Sunday, June 10, 2018, ahead of the summit with U.S. leader Donald Trump. / AP
A large limousine with a North Korean flag believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is driven on a street in Singapore Sunday, June 10, 2018. / AP
North Korean members of the press arrive ahead of North Koran leader Kim Jong-un at the St. Regis hotel ahead of the US-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 10, 2018. / AFP