Timeline of the historic Trump-Kim summit

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Around 2:40 p.m., June 10: Kim arrived in Singapore

Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un arrived at Singapore's Changi Airport on an Air China plane. After being greeted by Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, Kim headed to the St. Regis Hotel. When he arrived at around 3:40 p.m. local time, Kim went straight to the hotel's elevators without acknowledging the crowd.

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un arrives via an Air China Boeing 747 at Singapore's Changi Airport, June 10, 2018. /VCG Photo

Kim's motorcade drives toward the St. Regis Hotel in Singapore, June 10, 2018. /VCG Photo

Around 8:30 p.m., June 10: Trump arrived in Singapore

US President Donald Trump arrived at Singapore's Paya Lebar Air Base on Air Force One, and was also received by Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan. His heavily guarded motorcade soon left and was filmed arriving at the Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Singapore, where the president reportedly stayed.

US President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at the Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, June 10, 2018. /VCG Photo

US President Donald Trump waves upon his arrival at his hotel in Singapore, June 10, 2018, /VCG Photo

Evening, June 10: Kim met Singaporean PM

The DPRK leader met Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana, the office and residence of Singapore's president, discussing bilateral ties and developments on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un walks with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana in Singapore, June 10, 2018. /VCG Photo

The DPRK leader speaks with Singapore's Prime Minister in the Istana, Singapore's presidential palace, June 10, 2018. /VCG Photo

Late morning, June 11: Trump met Singaporean PM

US President Donald Trump met Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana. At the meeting, Trump thanked Lee for Singapore’s hosting of the summit and expressed the US’s continued commitment to engage the region.

US President Donald Trump and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands at the Istana in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /VCG Photo

US President Donald Trump smiles after blowing out the candle on his birthday cake while he attends a lunch with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /VCG Photo

Afternoon, June 11: Delegates from both the US and the DPRK met

Delegates from both sides, including Sung Kim, US Ambassador to the Philippines, and Choe Son Hui, the DPRK's vice foreign minister, held last-minute talks at the Ritz Carlton, allegedly trying to narrow the gap between their starting positions on denuclearization.

US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim arrives at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for a working-level meeting with DPRK officials in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /Reuters Photo

Senior DPRK diplomat Choe Son Hui arrives at the Ritz Carlton Hotel for a working-level meeting with US officials in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /Reuters Photo

Evening, June 11: Kim toured Singapore

Kim visited tourist sites on Singapore's waterfront, smiling and waving to the crowds of people who were there to witness the DPRK leader's night tour on the eve of the historic meeting between him and the US president.

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un visits The Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /Reuters Photo

Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan takes a selfie with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un on the Jubilee Bridge during a tour of some of the sights in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /VCG Photo

8 a.m., June 12: Trump left hotel for the summit

US President Donald Trump departed the Shangri-La Hotel, en route to the Capella Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island.

US President Donald Trump's motorcade travels toward the venue for the first-ever US-DPRK summit at Capella Singapore, a luxury hotel on the resort island of Sentosa in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

8:15 a.m., June 12: Kim left for the summit at Sentosa's Capella Hotel

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un's car drives to Sentosa for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

8:20 a.m., June 12: Trump arrived on Sentosa Island for his meeting with Kim

A general view of Sentosa Island in Singapore, June 11, 2018. /VCG Photo

8:35 a.m., June 12: Kim arrived on Sentosa Island for the summit with Trump

A motorcade carrying DPRK leader Kim Jong Un arrives on Sentosa in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

9:05 a.m., June 12: A historic handshake

Trump and Kim shared a historic handshake as they met for the first time. The two clasped hands for about 12 seconds as they posed for photos in front of a row of US and DPRK flags.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

9:15 a.m., June 12: One-on-one meeting started between Trump and Kim

After sitting side by side to meet the press briefly, the two state leaders had their one-on-one meeting, which lasted for about 35 minutes.

US President Donald Trump (R) and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (L) meet for the US-DPRK summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

9:55 a.m., June 12: Expanded discussions with aides from both sides began

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un before their expanded bilateral meeting at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

11:40 a.m., June 12: Trump and Kim started a working lunch meeting

Part of the menu of the working lunch for Kim, Trump and their aides. /VCG Photo

12:40 p.m., June 12: Trump and Kim walked around the Capella Hotel after lunch

US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un walk after lunch at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

1:40 p.m., June 12: Trump and Kim signed a joint document

The four-point statement demonstrated the two leaders' commitment to building peace on the Korean Peninsula.

US President Donald Trump (R) and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (L) participate in a signing ceremony as part of the US-DPRK summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

2:10 p.m., June 12: Trump and Kim left the ceremony

US President Donald Trump (R) and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (L) leave after attending the ceremony to sign the historic statement in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

4:00 p.m., June 12: Trump held post-summit press conference

At the press conference, Trump touched upon several issues including denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the lifting of sanctions on the DPRK, and pulling out troops from the Republic of Korea (ROK).

US President Donald Trump gestures at the press conference held after his meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

The US president takes questions from journalists at the press conference held after the summit between him and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

Around 7 p.m., June 12: Trump left Singapore

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan as he prepares to board Air Force One in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One for Washington, DC at an airport in Singapore, June 12, 2018. /VCG Photo

10:50 p.m., June 12: Kim's motorcade arrived at Changi Airport, where he was due to fly back to Pyongyang.

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un is seen ahead of his departure at Changi Airport, Singapore, June 12, 2018. /Photo from Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore

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