Non-Breaking Conker News:
NEW on Singapore summit:
—White House wants Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable
—Trump’s toying with idea of offering Kim a follow-up summit at Mar-a-Lago
—Pompeo, Bolton going to Singapore, Pence, Mattis aren’t
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-06/trump-wants-kim-to-commit-to-disarmament-timetable-in-singapore>WH wants NK leader KJU to commit to a timetable to surrender his country’s nuclear arsenal when he meets President Donald Trump next week in Singapore, a high-stakes summit that could last as long as two days -- or just minutes.
- Trump has been advised not to offer Kim any concessions, as the WH seeks to put the onus on the North Koreans to make the summit a success, one U.S. official said.
- The president is determined to walk out of the meeting if it doesn’t go well, two officials said.
- Alternatively, Trump is toying with the idea of offering Kim a follow-up summit at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida -- perhaps in the fall -- if the two men hit it off.
- Other than announcing that the two leaders will first meet at 9 a.m. Singapore time June 12 at the Capella Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island, WH has described no schedule for the summit.
- If the first meeting goes well, there will be further events that day and perhaps even on June 13.
- Trump will be joined in Singapore by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his Chief of Staff John Kelly and National Security Adviser John Bolton.
- The U.S. delegation also tentatively includes the CIA’s top Korea expert, Andrew Kim; the National Security Council’s point person on Korea, Allison Hooker; and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin, who has negotiated much of the groundwork for the summit with the North Koreans.
