SINGAPORE, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un in Singapore is a significant step on the path to peace, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here Friday.

"May it lead to a successful outcome," Lee wrote in a Twitter reply to Trump.

Trump tweeted on Thursday that the highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and himself will take place in Singapore on June 12, and said," We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!"

Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on late Thursday that the Trump-Kim summit is to be held in the city-state.

Singapore is pleased to host the meeting between the two leaders on June 12, said the ministry in a statement, adding, "we hope this meeting will advance prospects for peace in the Korean Peninsula."