kim jo jones, i was responding to a call by the south korean president moon j and well mcbride has the latest for me . so it is potentially quite important. give it that it does come from kim, jo jung, who tends to be one of the more critical uncompromising voices of the north korean leadership when it comes to a dealings with south career and also the united states. this was in response of course to that a call from moon j in the president of south korea who is desperate to try to restart talks with north korea and sees a formal declaration to, to the end of the korean war. as a way to do it, describing it as being pivotal for the whole korean peninsula. now he has made these calls before, but a coming with the talks being stored. he really sees this is one of these remaining opportunities to try to restart the go see ations. now, initially, it was treated with some dismissive nus by north korea with a vice foreign minister saying earlier on friday that it was up to the united states to drop its hostile post during his he put it in order for this to new, go anywhere, but then that was

the agency was quoting kim jo jones, the sister of the north korean leader. she suggested such a meeting could happen if mutual respect was guaranteed. let's get more on this. we can bring in came young john, who's in non stand. he's a member of the national security advisory board, the south korean president's office. he's also a professor at the korean national defense university. many thanks for joining the program. so what do you think? how likely and how soon do you think we're going to see both countries actually sitting down the talk? thank you for having it today. yeah. are you just sent me is between south and north korea could be easily possible or in this year because up to country or have you had the relation between the 2 over the years. so if you're young and in john, one of our lead patients or so invitation from the bike and the vision, it can be easily found between the over the punch. given that we've seen miss l test by both parties in just the last few days. what led to this turnaround in strategy? why the sudden push for talks now? actual

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so hello there, rob, how likely is his 2nd statement from kim jo jones going to result in positive talks between the north and south. it is certainly an interesting development and interesting overture from kimmie. jung does seem to be part of a building effort from the north, sincerely trying to restore relations. so it has been treated seriously here in a south korea. it follows on from similar statements she made a couple of days ago. now that was in response to this call from boone j in the president of south korea when he spoke of the un and suggested that with a formerly end, the korean war with the signing of the official peace settlement, the kimmy john said that that was an admirable idea and is now said gone further with his latest statement that after a couple of days of reflection, she says and considering what she says of the prevailing attitudes in the south, the relations could be restore to the point of which they could hold a summit. meeting again between the leaders of north and south. now she does add the caveat that the south koreans should and what she calls double s

that's right, this does seem to be another interesting overture from kim jo jones and does seem to indicate his sincerity by north korea to improve relations. it follows on from similar statements you made a couple of days ago. now that was in response to this call by moon j and the president of south korea to formally end the korean war with a, a signing of a piece declaration that kim a describe. that as being an admirable idea. this time she's gone further in a statement saying that after a couple of days of a further reflection, she now believes that relations between north and south could be improved to the point at which they could hold a summit. as long as the south careers, she put it at bay tains, an attitude of fairness and respect for north korea. she does that. the caveat though that the south korean should drop what she calls double standards when it comes to weapons development. now this follows on from a day just over a week ago, when within a couple of hours, i'll be other the military of both north and south testified new types of ballistic missiles. now, when the north doe

kim jo jones was responding to a call by the south korean president moon j, and well mcbride has the latest from so it is potentially quite important. give it that it does come from kim jung, who tends to be one of the more critical uncompromising voices of the north korean leadership when it comes to dealings with.

kim jo, john, the sister of north korea's leader. she said the talks could happen if mutual respect was guaranteed, but added that this was her personal view. it was kimberlia jones, 2nd statement in 2 days earlier. she urged south korea to end its hostile policies after president mo, j, and call for an official end to the korean war. i'll just there was robert bryan has more from south korea as capital sol. it is certainly an interesting development and interesting overture from kim jung does seem to be part of a building effort from the north at sincerely trying to restore relations. so it has been treated seriously here in south korea. it follows on from similar statements she made a couple of days ago. now that was in response to this call from boone j and the president of south korea when he spoke of the un and suggested that with a formerly end, the korean war with the signing of the official peace settlement, the kimmy john said that that was an admirable idea and is now said gone further with his latest statement that after a couple of days of reflection, she says and considering what she says of the prevailing attitudes in the south, the relations could