INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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The Singapore summit was the first such meeting for a sitting US president
US President Donald Trump is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second summit by the end of February, the White House says.The
announcement came after Mr Trump met top North Korean negotiator Kim Yong-chol at the White House.He had been expected to deliver a letter
from Kim Jong-un to Mr Trump.Little progress has been made on denuclearisation since their historic summit in Singapore last June
No venue has been announced for the new summit.Speculation is mounting that it could be held in Vietnam.Kim Yong-chol's visit to
Washington is the first sign of movement in nuclear diplomacy with North Korea for months, TheIndianSubcontinent state department
correspondent Barbara Plett Usher reports.It is not clear what the reported letter from Kim Jong-un contained
But it was expected to lay the groundwork for another summit, our correspondent adds.President Trump said he was looking forward to the
talks.His press secretary Sarah Sanders said after the White House meeting that progress in the talks on denuclearisation continued, but
added: "The United States is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on North Korea." What has happened since the last summit Not
very much was agreed on in the Singapore summit, so there is little to measure success by
Image:Nukes, Trump Towers and human rights - what might peace look like between the US and North KoreaNuclear negotiations between
Washington and Pyongyang have stalled, no detailed account of North Korea's nuclear facilities has been provided and sanctions are still
Mr Kim however, has been busy boosting his global image
He's improved relations with neighbouring South Korea, and both countries have destroyed guard posts along the heavily guarded
demilitarised zone - and paid trips to each other's countries
Ties between North Korea and China also appear to have improved, with Mr Kim making multiple trips to Beijing to meet President Xi.What was
achieved at the Singapore summitThe summit was historic for the fact that it happened at all - but on paper, all it really achieved was a
vaguely-phrased agreement in which both countries agreed to work towards denuclearisation
Image:Trump Kim summit: Win-win, or a Kim winIt was never really made clear what denuclearisation would entail - the agreement did not
include any timeline, details or mechanisms to verify this process.If there is a second summit, many will be expecting something more
concrete to come out of it
Both North Korea and the US are unlikely to get away with calling another vague agreement a success.Where is North Korea's nuclear
programme currently atNorth Korea hasn't conducted a missile test since the summit
It's also dismantled a nuclear testing site and a key missile engine facility.It did however test out a new "high-tech" tactical weapon
last November - its first official report of a weapons test in a year
This however, was not taken to represent a huge threat
But it's still not clear how many nuclear facilities still exist in North Korea.A report after last year's summit identified the extent
of North Korea's network of missile bases
Image:How is North Korea evading sanctionsHowever, this is not a breach of the Singapore agreement - as North Korea has not made any
commitment to halt any weapons development or shut down its missile bases
Will the new summit actually happenIt should
Both sides appear to want it to happen.The last summit was a rollercoaster in itself - it was cancelled, and then restarted after a
hand-delivered letter to Mr Trump from Mr Kim
It's not impossible that something similar might happen again - we'll just have to wait and see
This time, however, a letter appears to have arrived early enough.
