The Fullerton, a magnificent neoclassical hotel on a secluded island, is the preferred lodging of the North Korean officials staying in Singapore. Photo: Washington Post Photo By John Hudson
My San Antonio/Washington Post: The US is trying to find a discreet way to pay for Kim Jong Un's hotel during the summit
SINGAPORE - At an island resort off the coast of Singapore, U.S. event planners are working day and night with their North Korean counterparts to set up a summit designed to bring an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
But a particularly awkward logistical issue remains unresolved, according to two people familiar with the talks. Who's going to pay for Kim Jong Un's hotel stay?
The prideful but cash-poor pariah state requires that a foreign country foot the bill at its preferred lodging: The Fullerton, a magnificent neoclassical hotel near the mouth of the Singapore River where just one presidential suite costs more than $6,000 per night.
The mundane but diplomatically fraught billing issue is just one of numerous logistical concerns being hammered out between two teams led by White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin and Kim's de facto chief of staff, Kim Chang Son, as they strive toward a June 12 meeting.
After weeks of uncertainty, President Donald Trump called off the summit last week, blaming "open hostility" from North Korea. But a flurry of diplomacy across two continents got the meeting back on track, and Trump announced Friday that he would attend as initially planned.
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WNU Editor: Details, details, details.
Washington Post is always taking care of the Strategics's problem. I suggest it can also talk about the nightmare and depression of the ants.
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese can pay for it. After all part of any settlement is going to have include a realistic yinetable for the redeployment of US military personnel currently in SK. Chiba figures to save a bundle on military spending once this happens. They should be able to easily afford Kim's hotel bill.
ReplyDeleteHere's another idea. Some reports indicate that Russia is feeling left out of the process. Vladimir Putin could easily pay for the whole thing. After all some reports indicate he's the richest person in the world. This way he gets to be included!!
If they can't pay their stay in a hotel like this, the sanctions seem to work. While it's a nice hotel, it's not that expensive. Rooms start at like 250USD/night and even the best suit doesn't normally run at 6,000. Not sure where they got their prices. Last time I checked the most expensive suit was approx 3000usd. Maybe they mean Singapore dollars, which is about half in value. Anyways. ..if you're a president and you cannot afford the Fullerton, you have serious cash issues, or just don't want to pay. Even all the staff they'd send and even if they'd stay a week it would run <100k. That's less than the fuel cost of a B1 run over north Korea. ;)
ReplyDeleteWTF? Why don't we all chip in? Any hotel bill is going to be cheaper than a mushroom cloud
ReplyDeleteSure, no problem. Any hotel of our choosing, Kim. Staffed by vetted CIA operators.
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