WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet with NorthKorean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore for a first ever summitbetween the leaders of the two countries.

“The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will takeplace in Singapore on June 12th. We will both try to make it a very specialmoment for World Peace!” Trump said on Twitter.

The two leaders are expected to discuss North Korea’s nuclear weaponsdevelopment and testing program, which has deepened long-seated tensionsbetween Washington and Pyongyang.

Trump’s announcement came just hours after three Americans who had beenheld prisoner in North Korea arrived at a U.S. military base outsideWashington, having been released by Kim.

Trump said on their arrival that he believed Kim wanted to bring NorthKorea “into the real world” and had high hopes for their planned meeting,which would be the first between a serving U.S. president and a NorthKorean leader.