Trump administration officials reportedly want to invite Kim Jong Un to New York City for a second meeting

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• Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un pledged to work toward "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula in a joint statement after their meeting last month.
• But the language was vague, and satellite images have suggested that North Korea is continuing work on its nuclear program.
• Trump administration officials are reportedly proposing a second meeting between the two leaders in September to encourage Kim to make good on the denuclearization pledge.

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White House officials are reportedly looking to schedule a second meeting between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in New York City this September, in an attempt to progress from the two leaders' first summit in Singapore.

The meeting would take place during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), an annual gathering for world leaders in New York's Midtown East, Axios reported on Monday. This year's UNGA will take place from September 18 to September 30.

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