watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world. live in atlanta. ahead on "newsroom" the focus on on security in asia. president biden is visiting seoul. we're expecting a news conference following the talks with the south korea president. russia shows no sign of slowing down its relentless and destructive campaign. right now we're waiting to hear from the u.s. president and his south korea counter part. following the two leaders meeting in seoul. it comes on the second day of joe biden's first trip to asia as commander in chief. earlier he participated in an wreath laying ceremony at the south korea national cemetery.

where he paid respects to the koreans who died protecting their country. biden is now the korean ministry of national defense for talks with the president. high on the agenda the nuclear provocations by pyongyang. saying the alliance with south korea is essential to stability on the world stage. here it is. >> for decades our lives have been a lynch pin for regional peace and prosperity. and today our cooperation is essential. to preserve the stability and global stage as well. >> joining us live from seoul. let's begin with you, kevin. president biden had the meetings in the brief comments so far, they highlighted security. and economic cooperation. >> yeah, that's exactly right. they met behind closed doors.

for several hours including a lengthily one on one meeting before they went into the meeting we just saw with their aids. president biden staying that this visit to south korea would take cooperation between the countries to new heights. and said that cooperation was essential to preserving stability on the global stage. you get flavor for what they talked about behind the scenes with what the president was saying there in public. what the president is really trying to do in these talks is cultivate a new partner in asia. president unjust come into office. president biden sees this as opportunity to really advance the critical alliance beyond focusing just on north korea. which has been the case in the past. president biden wants to really expand it in something better. a trade alliance, economic alliance. he wants to position south korea as a more of a player in the indo pacific on security issues

aside from north korea. that's kind of what we expected them to be talking about in this behind the scenes meeting. one of the others things the president was hoping to do is kind of cultivate an interpersonal information with the president. this is the first time they have been able to meet face to face and really talk issues on substance. president biden is really someone who places a premium on the relationships. it's essential when you are governing and the leader of the free world. you go around the world and try to meet the people and develop some chemistry with them. they do have certain commonalities. that's something you can expect the president did in that long one on one meeting. of course the issue of north korea even though the president wants to move the relationship beyond just that, it is still a major component of the talks. and the threat of a nuclear test or missile test is still looming over things here. that hasn't happened yet. but the president aid sort of

are still on high alert for that to occur. another meeting did end a little while ago and waiting on the two men to come out and speak. >> absolutely. now i want to build on what he was just saying there. they don't want to just focus on north korea. but it's still a huge issue that hangs over them. i want to ask about how south korea's new president will handle the north differently. do you think the predecessor? >> we'll see a very different policy. we are already seeing a different policy to the predecessor. the former president was very much proengagement with north korea. really staked his legacy on trying to get to summits and talks between the u.s. and north korea. little came out of it in the end. certainly that was his focus. it's not the same case with this new president. baring in mind he was only

inaugurated eleven days ago. we're still learning exactly what the policies will be. there's no doubt he's more hawkish when it dom comes to north career korea. reheard it during the campaign and now. if the conditions were right he said he could meet and talk with kim jong un. he hasn't ruled that out. we have heard from both the u.s. and south korea side they are willing to help north korea when it comes to the covid out break. they announced a week ago. now obviously it's very difficult to get accurate information from north korea. they are saying they have about 2 and a half million fever cases as they call them. they don't have the taste testing capability to say definitely it is covid. we're hearing from knot korea they believe things are getting under control and manageable now. clearly a week into a omicron covid out break things are not

more manageable. so, this is the tap that north korea is taking. we have seen another meeting from the north korea leader yesterday. but of course the fact that north -- south korea and the u.s. both offering through their presidents aid and assistance to north korea is very unlikely north korea would accept it. that means kim jong un would have to admit to his people he's unable to give them what he needs and has to go to countries he declared to be enemies in order to get that help. but we'll and have already seen a different response to north korea from the president. even though he's saying that the door is open to dialogue, if north korea reaches certain conditions or if it looks as though it's on the way to denuclearization, which few experts believe it will be. otherwise, it does appear he will have a more hawkish

approach. he's very much in favor of boosting the defenses of south korea and of course doing that with the help of the united states. to his point as well, talking about president biden wanting this to be more than a security alliance, that's exactly what we heard from south korea president while he was a contract in the presidential election. saying he wanted more from this relationship. he wanted trade, he wanted economic partnership. not just a military partner. >> staying with you, china obviously a huge issue for both biden and yun. china isn't staying silent. beijing complained the rhetoric was ramping up and now a different type of response. china now launching its own military drills. what message are they sending? >> we have seen from china -- it speaks for itself that they're not really necessarily needing

to give a direct message from beijing. the fact they're carrying out military drills, they believe that much of the south china sea is territorially owned by china. which international law and many countries around the world disagree with. the fact is, from south korea and the united states point of view, they appear these two presidents to be at the same mind. when it comes to beijing. at this point. previous south korea presidents have always had to fairly delicate line and tight rope walk between the u.s. and china. there's always been in the background a sort of pressure to choose if you'd like. south korea is an ally of the united states. but china is one of the biggest trading partners of south korea. so it is a difficult position south korea has been in before. during the campaign, and i keep referring to the campaign because he's been in power 11 days. during the campaign he specified

he wanted to be closer to the u.s. and that was read by default he would be harder on china. or at least less willing to go along with china. we simply have to wait and see if that's what he'll do. >> all right. in seoul, thank you very much. we'll come back to you as soon as the two leaders speak. we're expecting that any minute. all right. turning to ukraine. the situation at the steel plant in mariupol. russia claims 530 of those soldiers surrendered on friday. after the ukrainian commander ordered his fighters to stop defending the city. cnn can't confirm if all ukrainians have left the massive industrial site. we have more from cnn. >> reporter: the latest picture -- a soldier with the who helped the world to see the steel plant in mariupol. posting -- that's it, thank you

for the shelter. the place of my death and my life. a steady stream of injured defenders has been leaving the last few days. russian forces and their allies in the militia surrounding the plant. >> nationalists are actively surrendering. 1,900 people laid down their arms. >> the injured taken to hospital. the evacuees now prisoners of war. in the self-declared people's republic. >> some of their families finally beginning to hear news from their loved ones. >> so my husband two days ago. the situation is really hard and horrible. my husband is on the way from one hell to another hell. >> russia promised to treat the fighters according to to

international law. but said nothing about any exchange of prisoners of war. according to ukrainian officials, negotiations are difficult. after weeks of bombardment, the place that symbolized ukraine's resistance seems at last to be quiet. >> rush just made good on the threat to halt natural gas to finland. vladimir putin regime wants all payments from quote unfriendly countries be made in russian rubles or risk having supply cut off. they rejected the demand. moscow already shut off supply to poland after they refused to pay in the rulssian currency. they will look at other sources. and will be no disruption. the announcement came just days after finland and sweden formally applied to join nato.

ukrainian judge could hand down a verdict on monday in the first war crimes trial of a russian soldier since the war on ukraine began. 21-year-old tank commander pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting which happened in ukraine on the fourth day of the war. he testified he didn't want to kill an unarmed civilian and only did so under direct orders. his lawyers say the court should blame russia's leadership instead. >> the leadership of the russian federation is to blame for this war. not this boy. he was trying to save his own life. especially from a threat that came from the fellow servicemen. >> he told the man's widow he was sorry for killing her husband. prosecutors ask he receive a life sentence. australias going to the polls today and soon one of the two men will know whether they will be the prime minister for the next three years. we'll have a live report after

the break. plus a federal judge blocks a plan from the biden administration to end the program on migrant at the border. we'll explore what the white house is saying when we come back. stay with us.

a set back for the biden administration. in a federal judge in louisiana blocked if from ending a trump era restriction on immigration called title 42. a measure instituted during the pandemic that allows authorities to turn migrants away at the border: white house says they will appeal the ruling. some migrants continue to be stuck in limbo. >> there are people who have been waiting a year.

more than a year. and title 42 hasn't allowed us to request asylum. we hope in god we find solutions because we can't return to our country. >> cnn has more on the impact of the ruling from the u.s. mexico border. >> this 27-year-old haitian woman is seven months pregnant. she and her husband have been at the south texas shelter for three days. they say they left because the situation in haiti was very dangerous. >> they are part of the unprecedented surge of high migrants at the southern border. 1.2 million people have attempted to enter through mexico since october. half have been -- >> we go live to u.s. president biden and south korea president are going to make some comments following their meeting. we'll take it live. listen in.

>> the presidents of the two countries will make an announcement on the results of the summit. first, president of the republic of korea will take the floor. mr. president biden, it is my honor to welcome you to the republic of korea. at this summit, we shared the goal of developing the raw u.s. alliance in to a global comprehensive, stat ji alliance and discussed to that end. we engaged in a candid

conversation building friendship and trust. today, i also realized that president biden and i see eye to eye on so many fronts. over the past 69 years, the raw u.s. alliance has evolved into the lynch pin of peace and prosperity in the region. now, a long standing mission of the denuclearization of north korea as well as covid-19 crisis shifting trade, supply chain realignment, climate change, democracy and numerous other challenges confront our alliance. these challenges can be tackled. only when countries sharing the universal values of liberal democracy and human rights come together. the raw u.s. alliance that is an example model of such solidarity. korea and the u.s. has global,

c comprehensive alt lies stand ready to meet the challenges collectively. in the process. these aspirations that president biden and i share are well reflected in the joint statement where adopting today. in the negotiations leading up to the joint statement, our two countries deputies have exhibited trust and partnership which i note with appreciation. a sustainable peace of the korean peninsula is under pinned by a principled and consistent policy towards north korea. in lock step coordination with the biden administration i commit to resolutely safeguard peace on the korean peninsula and encourage north korea to come forward for dialogue and

engage in practical cooperation. we as leaders of the two countries reiterated our common goal of the complete denuclearization of the dprk. there's no compromise for security under this shared belief. we concurred the strong deterrence against north korea is paramount. president biden, affirmed the ironclad u.s. commitment to the defense of the republic of korea and substive. at the same time our two countries hope to see north korea take the path towards genuine denuclearization together with the community of nations, we pledge to spare no diplomatic effort to that end. un security counsel resolutions will also be fully implemented together with other countries. the door to dialogue remains open. if north korea genuinely embarks

upon denuclearization and part ne ship with the international community i'm prepared to present audacious plan to vastly strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life for its people. currently, north korea is struggling with a covid-19 crisis. putting aside political and military considerations, i am more than willing to provide assistance from humanitarian and human rights perspectives. i call on north korea to respond to this proposal positively and begin taking practical steps towards denuclearization. we live in an era where economy is security and security is economy. supply chain disruptions resulting from a change in global security order are directly linked to the lives of our people. to adapt to the new reality, the u.s. alliance must also evolve further. not just with words but with

action. we should strive to deliver real benefits that can impact the peoples of our two countries. president biden and i in the field of semi-conductors, batteries, civil, nuclear power, space and development, cyber space and other industries, agree to step up our practical cooperation. market shots stemming from a shifting international order will also be actively addressed through our collective response. as a first step, our offices of the president will launch an economic security dialogue. so that in supply chains, advance technology and other areas of economic security are two countries can have timely communication and cooperation. an orderly and well functioning

foreign accident change market is crucial to sustainable growth and financial stanlt. stability. to that end, president biden and i decided to engage in even closure consultation. for advanced reactors and small reactors development and export promotion our two countries civil nuclear industries committed to work together. our two nations with regard to the defense industry, now emerging as a future growth engine, concurred to initiative discussions on our defense procurement agreement. in the defense sector. korea the war achieved remarkable growth with the help of the united states and wider international community. the world now recognizes us as an advanced democracy. the tenth largest economy and a

cultural power house. we stand ready to proactively fulfill a role expected of us by the international community. to honor our responsibility and commitment. the indo pacific is a region important to both our countries. our two nations will work in concert to build the rules based order in the indo pacific. and taking that first step is to participate in the indo pacific economic frame work. with a view to expanding the contributions and roles in the region we'll look to form late a relevant strategy. our two countries in response to immediate global challenges will pursuit even closer coordination. a tragedy brought on by russia's invasion of ukraine must be resolved swiftly. so that the people can return to

their peaceful normal lives. to that end, korea and the united states decided to cooperate with the international community. building on the global vaccine partnership, korea will actively join the global fight against covid-19. a way to contribute to sustainable global health security. in addressing the exten shl threat to humanity posed by climate change, we will endeavor to achieve the 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets and 2050 net zero emission goals. through even greater coordination. the friendship and trust i have forged with president biden today will pave the way for further reenforcing our

partnership for new era. towards the goal i hope our two countries will engage in frequent communication and close consultation with each other. thank you. next, we're going to invite the president of the united states for his statement. >> thank you for all the time you gave me today. our private conversations. incredible hospitality and welcome we received. i'm honored to be able to be to meet you so early in your tenure. and it's a pleasure to get to know you personally. i'm delighted to be back in your beautiful country and at time when the alliance between republic of korea and the united states has never been stronger. more vibrant or more vital. i believe that this trip is coming at a particularly interesting moment. because we're seeing so many expectations in asia and broader

being updated. i'm looking forward to even more. my administration pursuing an economic strategy, designed to dproe grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out. it's paying dividends. even in the face of historic economic challenges, our economy is proving to be resilient. yesterday it was projected that the american economy poised to grow at a faster rate than china. than the chinese economy for the first time in 45 years. since 1976. our relationship with allies including i'm proud to say the republic of korea are closer than they have ever been. our people are growing even closer as we speak. our business blazing new trails together and it all goes to my core belief. something i have said for a long time. it's never a good bet to bet against the united states of

america. we're a nation that is all about one thing. possibilities. endless possibilities. and that optimism and commitment and commitment in innovation, breaking barriers is something that koreans and americans share. yesterday, the president and i visited a factory where korean american innovation working in tandem to produce the most advanced semi-conductors in the world. i welcome the billion of dollars of investment the korean companies like sam sung are making in the united states. investments that will bring the countries closer together. cooperating even more closely than we do. help strengthen supply chain, secure them against shocks. and give our economy a competitive edge. today, president yoon and i discussed a broad range of

issues. both regional and global terms chl the cooperation between the republic of korea and united states is vital to our shared strategic progress. we both believe that. from fighting this pandemic to strengthening global health security, health systems, and so we can better be prepared for the next major global health event and the there will be others. from increasing our climate ambitions to accelerating climate solutions like development of electric vehicles, i'm standing up to our shared democratic values and defending the rule based international order against threats and stability. making important contributions to shape the future for our children. korea strong and dynamic economy is a powerful example of that for the rest of the world. i want to thank the people of korea for their strong support

of the people of ukraine. putin's war against ukraine isn't just a matter for your. it's an attack on democracy and the core international principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity. the republic of korea and the united states standing together part of a global response of our allies and partners around the world. to condemn russia's flag rant violation of international law. and hold russia accountable and support the people of ukraine. tomorrow, the president and i will be visiting with the korean american troops. who are serving side by side even today. decades after our troops first fought together to preserve the freedom of korea. the strength and continuing strength and durability of our alliance. and our readiness to take on all

threats together. and today, president yoon and i committed to strengthening our close engagement and work together to take on challenges of regional security and including addressing the threat posed by the democratic peoples republic of korea, by further strengthening deterrence and working toward a complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula as the president has already spoken to. promoting stability across the taiwan straits as well and freedom of navigation. in the south china sea and beyond. thank you again, mr. president. for your warm welcome. and commitment to strengthening our alliance and for expanding our global partnership. i look forward to years to come. >> who has the first question? >> we're going to open the floor

for questions and answers. the presidents of the two countries will be designated person that will be asking questions. now we'll be taking a question from a korean journalist. posing a question to the korean president. please raise your hand and the president will designate a person for the question. >> thank you for the opportunity to pose a question. first regarding the concept of economic security, a number of koreans find the concept a pretty unfamiliar. so, what are the benefits the korean economy can gain from the economic security cooperation. what are the real benefits that can be experienced by the korean people? and in addition to that, you talked about universal values. solidarity and alliance. and you very much underscore

that point. countries share the values. for example strong export, regulations or controls that the united states is imposing on other countries can you take a resort to those measure as well? you maybe aware economic security is probably something that you have already heard and seen through various newspaper channels. let's say for example this is directly related to the livelihoods of the people. and important industrial goods. for them to be produced for example let's say we're trying to produce a car the unique system a semi-conductors, and for example we had a water issues recently. and so these are materials that are critically needed for the daily lives as well as our industry of production. and to secure the stability in the supply chain is very much

and directly related to the lives of the people as well as the national economy. and this is in turn related to the national security as well as military security. and in the past, we had the wto system. that brought countries together to form a free and universal trading order due to the covid-19 pandemic, and the formation of the blocks in the market, we see permanent risks when it comes to the supply chain. so it's very important to stabilize the supply chain. and especially our two countries the united states and korea. we share the values of democracy and human rights. and along the like minded countries they share the values.

important to stabilize the supply chain. that's why we need to deal with the issue of economic security. the offices of the president are given that authority to deal with the issue and for example if there are any difficult issues to be resolve the two countries will be engaged and closer cooperation. for economic security. we decided to pursue this goal going forward. in addition if you look at the financial market, or the foreign exchange market there could be possible shocks. and when that happens, the two countries can step in to help with each other and also the related to the military security and also economic security. especially in relation to the export of defense items. the two countries hope to

initiate the negotiations in the area so we can pave the way for promoting our cooperation in the specific fields. this is not just cooperation in terms of word. or empty word, empty promises. it is going to be alliance that takes action together. and with this dd decided to evolve the alliance even further and the united states and korea we advocate democracy. human rights and freedom. and even those countries that are not sharing those specific values, for the world peace of course we're not trying to exclude them in the process. but we want these countries to be embraced in the universal values. especially we want to start this

close solidarity and cooperation among the like minded countries and countries that share the values. we'll take the question from the american journalist who will be posing a question to the american president. please raise your hand. >> thank you. first of all, president yoon, your joint statement mentions a number of initiative tss that you'll be take on the security front. it doesn't mention whether you asked the president for nuclear bombers, submarines or aircraft carriers. are those of interest to you do you expect the president will be deploying them? and for you president biden, there's no mention of the joint statement about whether there would be preconditions for you meeting with north korea kim. or providing vaccines to north korea. and so i want to see if there are any preconditions for that.

and then ahead of your meetings in tokyo i understand they will be asking for you to consider rejoining the tpp that was negotiated by president obama. could you talk about your thinking about whether this indo pacific economic frame work can lead to a bigger trade deal in the region? thank you. >> want me to go first? the answer with regard to would i meet would i provide vaccines for north korea, prepared to meet, the answer is yes we have offered vaccines. not only to north korea by china as well. and we're prepared to do that immediately. we have gotten no response. with regard to whether i would meet with the leader of north korea, depend on whether he was sincere and whether it was serious. what was the other question?

>> there's room for a broader trade deal to come out of the indo pacific economic frame work. we understand japan and others would like you to consider reconsider joining. >> i think what you're going to see is it what we're talking about in terms of the arrangement we're discussing now. it's quite significant. what we're talking about is pointed out an economic strategy that with the entire indo pacific region and it's working and on critical areas. the supply chain, not just semi-ducters but a range of other products as well. semi-conductors which is we already discussed a bit. infrastructure and making sure we make available the capacity to provide modern infrastructure to the countries in the region who may not have the capacity. three, the digital economy.

the dealing with cyber security standards and sharing major standards of access. based on the boundaries within a trust. and that needs to be done in our view. as well as clean and renewable environment. clean energy technology. global minimum tax. tax on the equation like we recently negotiated. and deal with establishing foreign practices act. all that is quite broad and it is separate from and also semi-inclusive of what tpp was about. this is the objective that i have in mind we have in mind at the front end here. >> journalist from the u.s. posed me a question. regarding extended deterrence. let me address that question.

every day we're seeing north korea advancing its nuclear missile capability. and president biden and i shared grave concerns and more than anything else, we believe this is something that merits our utmost attention. president biden also reiterated and reemphasized his commitment to effective extended deterrence. at the same time, key to our combined defense capability is the combined military exercises. and we are going to step up our exercises. and we will be coordinating within ourselves regarding the deployment of u.s.trategic military assets. we'll take some time in coordinating between ourselves and regarding the cyber threats or the threats emanating from

north korea capability. we'll continue to consult with one another as to how to counter those threats. at the same time we'll reactivate the -- continue to advance and step up our high level mechanisms. i hope i answered your question. >> so we're taking questions from korean journalist and american journalists. so please keep your question to one item. >> i'm from channel a. thank you for giving me this opportunity to pose a question. this is an extension of the previous question. we talked about how to respond to the evolves nuclear threat of

north korea. that you said that you are going to present an action plan to strengthen the effective extended deterrence. regarding that action plan, i wonder what kind of specific discussions you had today. did you see eye to eye on the action plan? >> in the past when it came to extended deterrence we just talked about nuclear umbrella that was what i thought about extended deterrence in the past. but, beyond that, there could be many other aspects including fighters, bombers, and missile. recording the timely deployment we did engage in the discussions

today and going forward i believe that there will be more concrete discussions between our two sides. that was our agreement and it will be between our -- and also as i already stated, in the course of the answering the question from the u.s. journalist, in order to prepare against a possible nuclear attack, our two countries combined military exercises i believe should be stepped up in many aspects. we had that discussion. thank you. >> we're going back to the american journalist. posing questions to the american president. this is going to be the last question. please keep your question to one item. >> "washington post." >> you are here in the region to promote the united states

economic cooperation with south korea and japan. the two countries have been locked in a trade dispute on top of the relationship deteriorating for a number of reasons. what role would the united states play in resolving those and other disputes so the administration can further your goal of bolstering economic alliance with the region. and i have a question for president yoon. >> you only get one. >> the answer is that we discuss that in generic terms. the fact is i'll be going from here to tokyo and discussing this as well. it's critically important that we have a very close trilateral relationship. including economically as well as militarily. and i think you'll see that there are ways to deal with some of the trade barriers that were placed some of which by the way were placed by my predecessor.

which we're looking at very closely right now. so i think there's a lot of room to move. in addition to that, if you know i think you covered the fact that i spent a lot of time in the nations. as well as the there's a whole range, things have changed. there's a sense among the democracies of the pacific that there's a need to cooperate much more closely. not just militarily but in terms of economically and politically. and so we talked to some length about the need for us to make this larger than just united states. japan and korea. but to the entire pacific and the south pacific and indo pacific. i think this is an opportunity, you know you heard me say a hundred times i'm sorry to the american press to repeat it. i think we're in an inflection

point in world history. things are changing so rapidly. you are seeing it and see more of. it's going to be competition between democracy and autocracy. i'm being proven correct. not just here but around the world. again we talked at length about this is a not only just regional but also global. in effect how we'll respond. i don't mean a formal written alliance. if you notice korea and japan have both stepped up in support ukraine for example. you find that the crowd is supporting ukraine. there's a whole range of things that affect whether or not democracies can be sustained during this incredible change taking place. we agree it could and should be and together we can play a major part in having that done. thank you. appreciate it.

>> your cabinet nominees are overwhelm bli male. south korea ranks low among developed countries on professional advancement of women and you yourself during your presidential campaign proposed abolishing the ministry of gender equality. what will you do to improve the state of gender equality if the country? >> if you look at the public officials sector, especially the ministers in the cabinet, we really didn't see a lot of women advancing to that position. thus far. probably in various regions,

equal opportunities were not fully ensured for women. and we have actually quite short history of ensuring that. what we're trying to do is very actively issue such opportunities for women. this concludes the joint press conference. the presidents of the two countries will leaf the room first. -- leave the room first. >> u.s. president biden and south korea president yoon. speaking there after wrapping up talks in seoul. cnn both joining us live from seoul. so, kevin, president biden there saying the relationship between the two countries has never been stronger. and the two major themes the two leaders highlighted is expected security and economy. so let's start with the former. the pledge of more joint military and cyber cooperation. important break from the previous administration. >> yeah, this is came out in a joint statement that was actually released before the press conference began.

it was very interesting it said that the two sides would explore expanding joint military exercises and these are things that take place on something of a regular basis. between the u.s. military and south korea military. president trump scaled back those military exercises. he said they cost too much. and that potentially they were too provocative. working to get north korea kim jong un to the negotiating table. this is a major reversal. president biden is saying he wants to actually expand the exercises as to sort of bolster the deterrence efforts here on the korean peninsula and i think that's a very key signal that president biden wants to send. he's taking a different approach than his predecessor. you heard that in his answer when he was asked about whether he would meet kim jong un with no preconditions. the president said he would meet with kim if kim appeared sincere and serious.

and president trump didn't necessarily apply conditions to his meetings with kim jong un. he met with him three times including here in korea on the demilitarized zone. the president in specific ts and broader clearly trying to signal to american allies here in asia that he is a adopting a different approach. it's an open question for leader here whether they will take that at face value or whether they will seat president trump potentially waiting in the wings to run for president again and question whether the promises are durable. >> absolutely. we heard president yoon call the relationship u.s. a lynch pin of security. plenty of discussion about deterrence. again a call to north korea for dialogue. what stood out to you? >> there was a call for dialogue. that's something we have been hearing consistently and it was said with two presidents stood

up there they urge north korea to go back to the negotiating table. nobody that knows much about north korea really expects that to be heeded at this point. given the fact they are very much in a cycle of testing. he also did point out that both u.s. and south korea did still want to push for the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. again something which many experts, most experts do not believe to be acceptable to north korea. that they would ever consider giving up nuclear weapons. kevin said they are now deciding they will push towards the bigger military drills. it has been several years since they have had significant military drills. we were always invited in the past so it was almost like a message given to north korea. to show the military might and deterrence of the u.s. and south korea. that has disappeared for a

number of years. clearly that's going to be coming back and we can expect that will raise tensions here. every spring when there were significant drills between the u.s. and south korea. north korea would react angrily. there would be testing and certainly heightened rhetoric. so we could expect that that will continue. and we'll go back to what it used to be. >> absolutely. and i guess we'll leave it there. plenty to discuss about what they talked about there. we'll talk about that in the next hour. in seoul, thank you both very much. that wraps this hour of cnn "newsroom." i'll be back with more news, stay with us.

i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. what are the three ps? the three ps of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80, what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular

whole life insurance plan available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours free just for calling. so call now for free information.

this scnn breaking news. >> you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. we begin in south korea where the south korean president and american president met. it is joe biden's first trip to asia as commander in chief. they said both nations are committed to peace and stability in the region, but there are challenges. >> translator: a long-standing mission of dee