The U.S. is trying to determine who should pay for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s hotel room at an island resort near Singapore, where President Trump and Kim are expected to meet for their summit, a new report says.
North Korea has demanded that a foreign country pay for the North Korean delegation’s bill at The Fullerton, North Korea’s preferred 5-star luxury hotel, the Washington Post reports. A presidential suite at the resort costs more than $6,000 a night.
The U.S. is not opposed to paying for Kim’s hotel room, but is also reportedly weighing asking Singapore to pick up the costs, according to the Post.
The report comes after Trump announced Friday the June 12 summit with Kim was back on, after he canceled the meeting last week due to North Korea’s “open hostility.” At the time, he urged Kim to contact him if his behavior changed.
In response, North Korea said it remained open to talking with the U.S., and Trump on Friday met with former military intelligence chief and one of Kim’s closest aides, Kim Yong Chol.
“I think we’re going to have a relationship, and it will start on June 12,” Trump told reporters after the meeting.
Trump acknowledged that accomplishing denuclearization of the Korean peninsula would likely take multiple meetings, but said “I think you’re going to have a very positive result in the end. We will see what we will see.”
