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North Korea Prepares For Second Nuclear Summit With U.S.

Kim Jong Un praised Trump's "unusual determination" to come to an agreement. A second summit, expected around late February, could be a chance for the two countries to work out crucial details.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered preparations for a second summit with President Trump to discuss the prospect of denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, state media said Thursday.

The first summit, which took place in June, was by both leaders as a major in the way of actionable plans, with each side unlikely to make concessions significant enough to further progress toward true denuclearization. Since then, high-ranking officials from both countries have aimed at nailing down specifics ahead of a second summit.

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