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."
