People look at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 18, 2019. The White House said Friday that the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), "will take place near the end of February." (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Friday that the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), "will take place near the end of February."
The announcement was made after Trump wrapped up talks in the Oval Office with Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the DPRK's ruling Korean Workers' Party Central Committee.
"President Donald J. Trump met with Kim Yong Chol for an hour and half, to discuss denuclearization and a second summit, which will take place near the end of February," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.
"The President looks forward to meeting with Chairman Kim at a place to be announced at a later date," she said.
