US President Donald Trump spoke prior to his trip to Singapore. (Photo: NHK)

He made the remark while meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday. The US delegation also included Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and national security adviser John Bolton.

The much-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place at Capella hotel on the Singaporean island of Sentosa. President Trump said he expects an agreement that makes North Korea abandon its nuclear program. He said this would be the first step of a long-term process to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.