Trump-Kim summit to be held on Singapore's Sentosa island

The much-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place at a hotel on the Singaporean island of Sentosa, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. "We thank our great Singaporean hosts for their hospitality," Sanders wrote in a post on Twitter announcing the venue for the planned meeting.  

UPDATE: The venue for the Singapore summit between @POTUS and Leader Kim Jong Un will be the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island. We thank our great Singaporean hosts for their hospitality.

— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) June 5, 2018

The historic

summit is scheduled to take place on June 12 at 9 a.m.

(0100 GMT). It will be the first meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting US president.