welcome back to auntie international we continue with our breaking news of the hour fatema putin has arrived in russia's far eastern city of a lot of also where he'll be holding meetings with north korea's kim jong. states the first time two units have met each other expected they their talks will focus on diffusing the crisis on the korean peninsula as one of sanctions and economic cooperation a correspondent trenchard is in and out of a storm. in which means russian but for about sixteen hours the most senior and the most serious

person here wasn't russian it was the north korean supremes leader kim jong un who is so surprisingly enough he is the one who is about to welcome the russian president vladimir putin very soon we are going to see the first ever a handshake between the leaders of north korea and russia and what's going to happen after that is they will end up behind closed doors one on one they will need a translator den a bit later they will be joined by diplomats ministers and advisors then it will be caviar time and they will continue talking while having dinner now let's just talk about what's at stake here of course are going to discuss by lot of world relations but the main thing although to go shading table is the denuclearization of the korean peninsula where russia's. stands on this and its role is completely

different to that of washington everyone understands this aspect and this case but if after the camp putin summit pyongyang announces some sort of breakthrough decisions possibly some sort of concessions in their nuclear program that is going to be a real game changer because we were a member what happened just a couple of months ago and also last year these were two historic summit between kim jong il and the american president donald trump however as we know these meetings didn't lead to any agreements and now there you have it came john whom is in russia meeting vladimir putin as i've said earlier the supreme leader of north korea arrived in this city of lot of os dog yesterday and i guess it is fair to say that his welcome was much more than just warm have

a look. first handshake which is happening at a university near vladivostok that's rush's main university and the farai. i

can see loads of students they're not allowed to be standing where i'm standing right now but they're very close to me and they are really excited to understand that this is happening where they're studying but this isn't just exciting for them it's exciting for the whole world and of course it is more than just special the first ever face to face meeting between the russian president and the supreme leader of north korea the first ever kim summit in blood of austar let's go live now to hong kong based political scientist joseph chang he joins us now on the program thanks for joining us good to have you on and what you think we can expect from this summit kim jong un is already said he's hoping for a successful. useful visit what could that mean. and certainly hope that you would support.

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give our audience the live pictures here a motorcade has just arrived at the place of meeting and that is kim jong un the north korea leader getting out and i believe we could be about to witness the first historic handshake between russian president vladimir putin and north korean leader reader kim jong noone among the god of all or varied is that historic first visit recently of course the two countries marking seventy years of their diplomatic relation history. speaking there through translator. how fascinating will be to be a flaw in the wall to hear what they're saying. turning now for a quick photo opportunity and heading in for that meeting just to remind our viewers that is the far east the seat of a lot of office that where the two leaders are holding their first ever meeting we can go back to our live joseph showing political scientist in hong kong joseph thanks for just standing by for us there we just had to get those live pictures of

the north korean leaders in a rival. just to get back to what we're talking about where does the solution law i do you think to break in this thread local the north korean peninsula because the the north korean leadership seemed quite set on having nuclear weapons they see them as a key to their survival don't they they want sanctions fully lifted that's what. i've said is not a possibility that's not going to happen so really with previous talks it's been a bit of a case of you know diffusing tensions but really wants that forward two steps back do you think these talks could be more constructive. hope the world or and i think one of. the. more. you see when we lie on. you know. when in. quite

happy you can not be. allowed to openly be don't. know who we are and. come come clean that we know. who we are but. in terms of terribly sorry to interrupt you want we do have to go once again to those live pictures we're getting back to a little a second terribly sorry joseph we've got live pictures there the leaders of russia and north korea they're about to sit down for their first talks these are live pictures of course coming from a lot of our stop. there the shuttle to hold their first two meetings this is going to be busy day of talks that the first is going to last about an hour that's going to be attended by members of the inner circles the second one slightly bigger involving larger teams from each side their respective the center of course on

those key issues denuclearization of the korean peninsula sanctions as well as the first bilateral summit between moscow and since twenty eleven it was back then. president rushed at the time but of course king john gielgud the previous leader they met in this in this siberian are the mongolian sort of so period city yes that's correct of. joseph once again we're going to get back to you sorry about all these interruptions it's a dynamic sort of live live news it does happen do you go ahead with what you were saying you were saying we can be optimistic optimistic about these talks making a bit more headway than the previous negotiations between trump kim jong il in hanoi and singapore you think something positive can come out of them. we don't know yet it all and the united they are very much you know caught up in the problem that i was being. in and. in korea.

from then on. they could go. back apparently trying to exert pressure on the hard way now. like. a board from the kremlin to make sure that you. know what we try one third of. the laws so apologies once again sorry sorry can't believe we've got more live pics. of the tributes i'm just going to be going to make it where you state but let's go live now to that statement for about two thirds of discussing the possibility of this meeting. is. first of all congratulations to being elected to a high position of the. the. democratic people's

republic of korea. but take this opportunity to congratulate you in person. which. i'd like to say that last year. we are fifty years since our country and i don't know established diplomatic world for. so go to you know you know why it's. pretty not to be just a little switch because the democratic people's republic of korea doesn't need any . first visit to moscow. thank you. for your hotel you don't know so i'm going to hide. your full receipts i wish that i moved in

there remember my visit to your country russia is full of new things so you know father would you want to know because then you're not here usually to go to the go to your foolishness of signing the framework of friendship agreement between our countries. we. want to see. for know what jill. we are so good to to get a feel we didn't speak you watch tributes you would know what i see you and confident opposed to your visit to russia today will also have contributed more to strengthening relations between our countries and it will help us to find a way to resolve the situation on the korean peninsula what we can do what to russia can do to support the positive for also sees that take place today. and i.

can give probably. today how it was you know you're pretty good thing for the russians for we certainly welcome your efforts in developing the dialogue between the two koreas and it will not only is it. and your efforts to normalize make of relations between north korea and the united states so. if you don't like it. you know you finish and. you of course you know so far as our bilateral relations are concerned. we have. lot we can do to improve our trade develop humanitarian contacts the professional welcome

to act the broker so welcome. but it's. very up to us with one question for us. to move forward before he should go forward your words you want to one margin that they. will but we did that was what i would like to suppress my gratitude to. president putin for inviting me here that he did it despite yes. but basically said earlier that he still found time to come here to travel thousands of kilometers from moscow or here now we can meet he. at the influence of. the minutes you'll do a good thing for me even more if you come to me the way you are far reaching there's. much more. difficult to do plus i thank you know those

allies to congratulate you because last year with the rest of the russian people again. just a few that were leading russia forward. i hope you are for most successfully to be mailed from the stronger russia from. each other marching forward and all the inches and use go forward with you tomorrow on your. own war for the good of our jobs over there or we couldn't get the money there for those who will go soon to think it's up to me for the money go mediate between being there even at sea for them down the road for the film god will. go off world only for the world we live on this so. well there are there for the. we mean yes as you said. i think. this meeting.

will be very useful it will help us to reinforce our traditionally friendly ties our ties go deep into the syria are too proud to say that today the situation of a korean prettied. is a great interest of the whole of the today i spoke of unity all eyes are glued to this place i hope that these talks well we reporters for the vile story will change our pedia as compared notes of the situation. today i hope we world. view to the whole process together. i did. just that if i say that we will have a very subset of got to say should review. thank you. it

was we heard the leaders of russia north korea correct russia lay thing which other on their electoral success is both of them speaking about the historical ties of the two countries are hoping as they said there these talks will be a milestone in resolving some of those issues so important to the international community their first press conference there now going into the first of those two meetings today. and other headlines details are beginning to emerge about the identities of the suicide bombers behind because he's the son of the attack which left three hundred fifty nine people dead the country's authorities say that a man and one woman who carried out the atrocity and that the perpetrators were from wealthy backgrounds one of them had studied in britain and australia partridge as more. one of the suicide bombers has been named as abdul latif jamil mohammad who has a connection with the u.k. . one of. the.

most people coming back to settle into this was a former most will. come from the middle of the little girl's head there according to sources mohammed visited southeast england in around two thousand and six to seven to study but did not complete a university degree they later did a post-graduate course in australia before returning to sri lanka where he was one of nine people who carried out a series of blast targeting churches and hotels and the death toll from the easter sunday bomb attacks across sri lanka has now reached three hundred fifty nine with more than five hundred people injured and choose day sri lanka's prime minister admitted intelligence agencies had information that could have stopped the attacks if it had been passed on correctly and confirmed their. a breakdown of communication the leader of the sri lankan parliament even claims senior officials

deliberately withheld intelligence about the potential for attacks or britain and the f.b.i. are helping the investigation into who carried out the bombings islamic state has claimed without any evidence that its fighters were responsible the sri lankan defense ministry suggestion this was retaliation for the christ church mosque shootings has been played down by new zealand prime minister arden's office while world leaders and top political figures have condemned the attacks and expressed their condolences for the dead and injured. their expert. told us the authorities in the u.k. need to look at why increasing numbers of university students are being radicalized . we're now seeing a lot of students or some students seems to be radicalized you can invest this this is a trick because if this is becoming a hopeful article is it there is need for a review of what kind of radicalization is going on in the u.k.

in this these how to assure that this is stopped. because important to highlight that this is not a forced individual to have gone through the u.k. universities that had been radicalized with north. guy the first guy to try to use a bomb you know. what a plane so we know there are some people who have been coming here and we need to know if it indeed was radicalized in the u.k. associates so that even if. there is they need to be able to apprehend them quickly or even if they do you k. . the u.s. ambassador to russia has said to huge aircraft carriers currently in the budget arabian of the seven a clear signal to moscow. each of the carry is operating in the mediterranean at this time represent one hundred thousand tons of international diplomacy if russia truly seeks better relations with the united states it must cease its destabilizing

activities around the world you just heard the u.s. ambassador to russia calling the two u.s. aircraft carriers operating in the mediterranean sea a diplomatic mass h. to moscow as the ambassador even visited one of the carious himself and schooled for russia to stop its destabilizing activities for the first time since twenty sixteen the united states is deploying two aircraft carrier so close to russia's territory at the moment there are over ten ships one hundred thirty aircraft and over nine thousand marines and sailors presence in the area and this is how a u.s. commander is describing the current strike group operations two carrier strike group so operating simultaneously while also integrating an advancing into repairability with their highly capable nato allies and partners provides an unprecedented to turn against you know lateral aggression as well as combined with

. russia has already reacted with the country's defense minister saying that such actions only lead to increased tensions in the area and demand a certain response. i can assure you our response will be taken in song and it won't necessarily be a mirror response. plenty now will be hoping diplomacy doesn't get sunk over this show of force. america's u.n. security council ally france says lashed out at its threat to veto a resolution backing abortion rights for victims of sexual violence and conflict zones a massive francois that are branded the us move in comprehensible. to me were extremely surprised at the us for the withdrawal of the mention of sexual and reproductive health despite the fact it was mentioned in several of that resolution it is intolerable and in comprehensible that the security council is

incapable of acknowledging that women and girls who suffered from sexual violence in conflicts and who obviously didn't choose to become pregnant should have a right to terminate their pregnancy the resolution was only adopted after members dropped any references implying abortion was the spot the text of the resolution having long been agreed internationally and was intended to reaffirm the country's commitment to women's rights. watching the horse looks at why the u.s. exerts such influence at the un at key un resolutions. it seems that for many of the top member states the united nations maybe will disagree with me there's a very lack of actual accountability for a lot of nations in the us and so that kind of raises the question apart from being this kind of great government body that everyone hails as do they actually does the u.n. actually have any teeth to enforce anything that they pass so the way the u.n. is structured the u.s. is a big player in the u.n. and so if the u.s. isn't on board then it doesn't get passed or any of the other countries and

generally we haven't had this big separation that we've had in recent years where the u.s. is sort of change its policy or look at things a little bit differently and the issue for the u.n. now is and one you say ok we're not going to offer these abortion services but on the other end you say we're not going to take these refugees so basically we want you here but once you're here you're on your own good luck. in france workers at the last drum cathedral face a new challenge would for course of heavy rain in the french capital climbers have been brought in to help protect one of the world's most famous buildings from any further damage that follows last week's devastating fire the blaze on the fifteenth of april destroyed the spire and also a huge part of the roof leaving gaping holes in the ceiling the building was left in a fragile state with a high risk further sections could collapse the french president about all back on his promise the cathedral will be rebuilt within five years. and the world

has been united with france the owners have already pledged more than a billion euros to rebuild the iconic cathedral that's received a mixed response though some are saying such money could be spent elsewhere such as aid to africa the fight against climate change even the problem of homelessness in paris self it's an issue which has sparked protests. oh no no you're also right there are. dozens gathered on monday outside the. homeless people should also be recognized around fifty french association held one billion in twenty four hours we need a roof to. another interesting part of this according to google's trending topics there were seven times more searches for the not. the east the sunday bombing in sri lanka that killed nearly four hundred people in the twenty four hours following on from each incident we put the issue for discussion. the fact is

that you know the billionaires they rushed in we've seen all over the shan ponying they they're one upmanship you know. their own who's giving the most but the reality is two years ago you couldn't get a crumb out of them to restore not not today it was falling apart it was completely developed data there were many problems with that yeah i think the whole thing has been fairly outrageous when we know that there's a twenty one percent increase in homelessness in sin does i say these billionaires rush in so we can see what is free and a you know it is entirely outrageous and very wrong i admire the chutzpah of anybody so boldly proclaiming what other people should do with their money where i come from you do what you want with your money i do what i want with mine is long as you're paying your taxes you've got no say in what i do mine. every night when progress is suffering almost please i didn't interrupt you when france is suffering almost a thousand churches a year vandalized i think it's

a beautiful expression of not being bullied that people would step up and say we're going to rebuild these churches you but if we lose a beautiful symbol like this we'll rebuild it and will proudly rebuild it and i think it's a beautiful thing that people are doing this with their own money i genuinely. we believe in people before profit i mean it's really that simple i don't understand why that should be complex you know if we see. it every night i mean we live in an entirely. world we need to balance what happened last week was a bunch of show ponies you were just sort of supporting them what we should be worried about is churches good christian churches targeted around the world this is a story that gets very little reporting most of the world would like to see these churches rebuild because. there's no greater force for good and helping the poor in a country that more good force for good in the world than the christian church.

seems to appreciate facts no the truth is i maintain what i say and that is that money should be better placed given to people who truly need it the catholic church or the french government should be picking up not today and as for those billionaires they need to be taking care of their tax affairs and not acting as if they're here is great safety is when in fact we wouldn't be in this position the first place if they acted responsibly coming up to seven here in moscow those that loans for this i will join us again in thirty minutes for the latest global news updates.

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