North Korea's decision to meet US President Donald Trump proves the US strategy of isolating North Korea is working, US Vice-President Mike Pence says.
The US has made "zero concessions", he said, and would maintain pressure until denuclearisation was achieved.
The agreement to hold an unprecedented summit stunned observers.
But the White House later said North Korea would have to take "concrete steps" before any meeting.
Only months ago, Mr Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were hurling insults at each other.
But now Mr Trump has agreed to the summit following an invitation delivered by South Korea. No sitting US president has ever met a North Korean leader.
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President Trump tweeted that a "deal with North Korea is very much in the making".
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The deal with North Korea is very much in the making and will be, if completed, a very good one for the World. Time and place to be determined.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 10, 2018
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Earlier he has hailed the move as "great progress", but he said sanctions would remain in place until a denuclearisation deal was reached.
The North has halted missile and nuclear tests during previous talks, only to resume them when it lost patience or felt it was not getting what it demanded, analysts say.
Some expressed concern the Trump regime could "fall into the North Korean trap" of granting concessions with nothing tangible in return.
source:www.bbc.com
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