Originally published at: Second Trump-Kim Summit Scheduled for Late February | Infostormer.com
A top North Korean envoy visited Washington DC for talks today. It looks like a second summit will be happening sometime around late February.
The first summit in Singapore was definitely a success. Unfortunately, there hasn't been a whole lot of substantive action since the summit. The two sides are at a bit of a stalemate but hopefully this second summit can result in a breakthrough. Maybe we can see an official end to the Korean War at least?President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear program, the White House announced Friday.
News of a second meeting with the reclusive North Korean leader came after Trump met at the White House for 90 minutes with a North Korean envoy, Kim Yong Chol, who had traveled to Washington to discuss denuclearization talks. Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet near the end of February at a place to be announced at a later day, said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
She called the Oval Office meeting "productive" and said the U.S. and North Korea would continue to have conversations with hopes that North Korea would give up its nuclear weapons capabilities.
"The United States is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on North Korea until we see fully and verified denuclearization," Sanders said. "We've had very good steps and good faith from the North Koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves. And so we're going to continue those conversations and the president looks forward to the next meeting."
The good news is that the two sides are continuing to talk and that’s certainly a whole lot better than where we were before President Trump took office. It will be interesting to see what comes out of this second summit.