United States President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un around the end of February but will maintain sanctions on Pyongyang, the White House has said.
The announcement came amid a diplomatic flurry in Washington surrounding the visit of Kim Yong-chol, a hardline former spy chief, and marked a rare sign of movement in a denuclearisation effort that has stalled since a landmark meeting between Mr Trump and the North Korean leader in Singapore last year.
"President Donald J. Trump met with Kim Yong-chol for an hour-and-a-half, to discuss denuclearisation and a second summit, which will take place near the end of February," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
"The President looks forward to meeting with Chairman Kim at a place to be announced at a later date."
Ms Sanders insisted, however, that while progress was being made, the United States "is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on North Korea."
The announcement came amid a diplomatic flurry in Washington surrounding the visit of Kim Yong-chol, a hardline former spy chief, and marked a rare sign of movement in a denuclearisation effort that has stalled since a landmark meeting between Mr Trump and the North Korean leader in Singapore last year.
"President Donald J. Trump met with Kim Yong-chol for an hour-and-a-half, to discuss denuclearisation and a second summit, which will take place near the end of February," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
"The President looks forward to meeting with Chairman Kim at a place to be announced at a later date."
Ms Sanders insisted, however, that while progress was being made, the United States "is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on North Korea."
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