for the very latest on this let's go straight to jason strother in south korea jason this is an incredible development one of the reactions where you are and i will south korean president moon j.n. as called this this opportunity of a miracle he's been advocating for many months to get the u.s. and north korea to the negotiating table and and it looks like after is envoys visit it john young and brought this message to washington with them from good judgment so it appears that this this dream of president who is in the works ok now there is the possibility though that this could be a propaganda ploy by north korea is that that or is it the first step towards a nuclear free korean peninsula. all right well we have been down this road many many times before really since the early one nine hundred ninety s. the u.s. has been trying to negotiate with north korea so that it would end its nuclear weapons programs many deals and promises have been made and just as many have been broken. north korea has said for many years now that it would never give up its nuclear weapons but now all of a sudden

further focus on denuclearization and for more on that story i am joined now by our correspondent jason strother who has been closely following events from seoul and jason why do you think that this was kept secret for such a long time this visit. well one reason just could be security like his father kim jong il kim jong un could be deeply paranoid that any announcements of his travels far beyond the borders of his country it could result with assassination attempts so perhaps keeping his trip to beijing under wraps was just a means of ensuring his own survival in the meantime can you tell us a little bit more about the role that china might want to play in may's historic summits with the u.s. and south korea did we get any indication of that in the wake of the says that. sure well i mean china has long wanted to be a broker in north korea's denuclearization and you also have to remember that the korean war only came to a cease fire back in one nine hundred fifty three and china fought alongside of north korea so they have a vested interest in a long term peace on the korean peninsula and i thi

denuclearization of the korean peninsula i think over more let's bring in our our correspondent in seoul jason strother jason tell us more about this meeting between kim jong un and the south korean delegation what are the two sides saying about. well we don't know the specifics yet the south korean envoy will return here to seoul later today and hopefully have a press briefing to let us know what was discussed up in pyongyang but if we are to trust north korean media the talks went smashingly the case c.n.a. north korea's central news agency said that kim jong un ruler kim jong un and the south korean envoys have reached. an agreement on how to move a potential summit between kim and south korean president moon j.n. ahead the dispatch from north korean media said that ruler kim gave some on the spot guidance to the south korean envoys and they're working out the details though will have to wait and see until these envoys get back home to get a little bit more more clear information but we're hearing reports jason that a full fledged diplomatic summit could soon be organized between the north and south

open a path for washington and pyongyang to discuss the north's nuclear programs a correspondent jason strother has been monitoring the talks he says obstacles remain to bringing the u.s. and north korea to the same table. north korea and us are sitting very far apart from each other right now the trumpet ministration has said that it will not engage in negotiations with pyongyang unless the regime is committed to denuclearization meanwhile north korea has said while it's willing to hold dialogue with the u.s. it's not going to get rid of its nukes so unless some sort of compromise is reached i don't see how negotiations could go ahead right now masri like a has declared a nationwide state of emergency after a not burst of violence between buddhists and the country's muslim minority muslim homes businesses and mosques were badly damaged by my buddhist mobs in the central district of candy on monday and the government fears the attacks could spread the violence came after a buddhist man was allegedly killed by a group of muslims last week. the last twenty four hours have been the deadliest for c

let's go to journalist jason strother was standing by for us in seoul hi jason what do we know about what was said in these talks today oh i would have loved to have been a fly on that wall however i think all we can put together is what south korea's envoy which includes the nation's top spy chief as well as moon j. ns national security adviser said before they departed seoul earlier today as you indicated denuclearization is a top priority is special to get washington in pyongyang to sit down at the table together but also creating a better more peaceful atmosphere here here on the korean peninsula another high agenda item of course we remember that just a few weeks ago kim jong un's younger sister kim jung il junk extended an invitation on behalf of her big brother to south korean president moon j.n. to come up to pee on young moon hasn't said yes or no but as said that some conditions would have to be made first and i think we can expect that these envoys this week are discussing those potential conditions jason as all this diplomatic activity a result of the olympics where we st

joining me now is our correspondent jason strother who's been closely following events from seoul south korea welcome jason first of all why was this visit kept so secret. you have to remember the north korean regime is paranoid the movements of its leaders whether it be kim jong un or his late father kim jong il are essentially a state secret and giving and taking the consideration that these leaders rarely leave the safe confines of north korea there would be concern that an assassination attempt could possibly be launched against them if their whereabouts outside of the country were known so the secretive nature of the regime you know has all to do with deep insecurity really and is the one who would china in a potentially historic summit with the u.s. and south korea we have to remember china you know as always been said to be as close as lips and teeth with north korea had fought on the side of the north during the korean war and beijing has long tried to be a broker in north korea's denuclearization and for many years now china has not been so happy with the kim family's nuclear a

open a path for washington and pyongyang to discuss the north's nuclear program correspondent jason strother s. been monitoring the talks for us but says obstacles remain to bringing the u.s. and north korea to the same table both north korea and u.s. are sitting very far apart from each other right now the trumpet ministration has said that it will not engage in negotiations with pyongyang unless the regime is committed to denuclearization meanwhile north korea has said while it's willing to hold dialogue with the u.s. it's not going to get rid of its nukes so unless some sort of compromise is reached i don't see how negotiations could go ahead right now. all right now to some other stories making news around the world uncertainty is mounting in italy after sunday's elections failed to establish a majority for any single party leaders of both the euro skeptic five star movement and the anti immigrant league or now vying to rule the country they're on likely coalition partners and forming a government could take weeks of negotiations with other parties. officials in the u.s. state of florida

possible for the very latest let's bring in our washington correspondent alexander phenomena and jason strother enjoying shang in south korea alexander if we could start with you this looks like a remarkable breakthrough. well it could be a major step forward if the north korean offer is really serious and is not a novel tolling tactic we don't know yet anything concrete can result from such a meeting but it is of course better than war which was realistic option just a few weeks ago and presidents from once to needs kim jong un because it would be historic presidents trump wants to do things did no one else before him has done and he is craving for acknowledgement and praise for things that he believes he has achieved and interesting and they do it in this context just shortly before the announcement president trump popped into the white house briefing room were all of us reporters were sitting working and he told us that a major announcement is coming and that it is a big issue and he seemed quite excited about that jason what have been the reactions where you are to this completely unexpecte