and we're hoping that north korea would have a dialogue with north korea for the settlement of north korean nuclear issue of the kind who seems to have in mind so why do you think it is so important for the south korea to actually have this dialogue and not that important for north korea i mean this is pretty much just first step that north korea has made toward coming together with south korea it does seem like it's the south that is making the most effort why is it more important for the south korea. we want to take a more leading and where the rule. if. you want to avoid a catastrophe oh oh come under. these words he's making every effort to be fugitive to revoke the momentum for dialogue. you told c.n.n. it was trump's tough talk that brought the north koreans to open dialogue but say all that there was some kind of a combination in which closed the door on direct talks with the yes therefore the north koreans have to turn to the south so you think all the provocation traitor insults threats to wipe north korea off the map all that was a part of a comic plan to actually get north

dialo itself doesn't resolve the problem unless north korea. is willing to abandon his nuclear programs missile programs as well so tall between us and those korea. could be even worse if north korea has no intention to denuclearize because any talks which. you know which doesn't lead to decry zation or in which no script confirms is intention not to do to denuclearize under any circumstances that could strengthen the hand of those in washington who have okayed a military option so. if nothing comes out of the talks between cells in the north or between north korea and the us. i think. no. it makes it it will. weaken those who. who look for diplomatic solution and the false can confirm that diplomacy is useless is north korea has no intention to do cries north korea has warned both south korea and us against a resumption of annual military drills the two countries hold me or the north korean borders my understanding is that they will go had its planes now will the drills i'm knol all the progress made between the two koreas at the olympics well

it is better to have talks with north korea earlier. the sense president moon jae-in made the right choice. there are critics, but ignoring critics and trying to bring north koreans to south korea, trying to have some kind of momentum for bilateral talks between pyongyang and washington that will be great diplomatic achievement for president moon jae-in. >> do you think there will be actual peace talks between moon jae-in and kim jong-nam, the highest ranking north korean official to set foot in south korea, and second only to the leader kim jong-un? he is coming to your country at 90 years old. >> that's true. kim jong-nam of the standing committee of the supreme people's assembly of north korea is attending pyeongchang olympics. and that's very significant. but i wouldn't say that his visit and any kind of encounter or meeting between president moon and chairman kim will be a talk for peace. it is just simply a starting point for the meaningful talks in months ahead. i really don't think there will be a truly peaceful talk per se. >>

resume stability alone will be able to convince north korea that. giving up nuclear ambitions nuclear programs is better then. moving forward there with their nuclear programs well talk about pressure for years china has been supporting the north koreans despite the hostile opinion of the world powers now its border with the north is getting tighter it has implemented the new tough international sanctions does china not want to back north korea anymore. well i think it will be. useless to rely on china as a voluntary cooperation because china wants to seeing two things most prison resume stability. and denuclearization which i mused surely destructive they cannot go together so as long as most of us china one still new president only to the to the extent that it doesn't the president doesn't just have allies north korea will never succeed so even though china is more cooperative the end before the sanctions that china has agreed to will make a fundamental difference in north korea's strategic take from us that will love to north korea's strategic dec

has of trying to flex its muscles on the sense crim sh two and also we're not north korea as we continue to pursue it's a new korea and a missile programs and even necessary north korea so we come from external threat that's the message to north korea trying to send to us at war but on the other hand like to say is holding a meter craze on the eve sort of malays was counterproductive but eat was not to be d.-o. in comparison with what we have witnessed in passi as north korea's can dock to numerous a nuke numerous missile test and then you can test sosa north korea as a sub not be dio not and also as we witnessed and not square as is doing some scenes trying to minimize its muto crazy impact on the ongoing. upcoming on began for example to not grass but not even wide foreign journalist to attend neutral re season and also besides amitabh create was limited with the coup so this is happening against the backdrop of the winter olympics do you think that the games could be this time genuine to postulate on a platform for both north or south to set aside their differences well certa

to display its military might well what north korea was trying to do was to intimidate the south we've got to remember that we're living memory the north koreans have not had a parade during. the winter you know this parade which is meant to mark the foundation the establishment of the north korean army the korean people's army normally occurs in april this is unprecedented so what they're doing on the eve of the olympics is saying to the south koreans we're going to subject your chip you know we're talking about details that made it look better no this was a real attempt i think to show hostility in belligerence and that's the nature of the north korean regime the most no interest on earth people in south korea may want to sugarcoat it but unfortunately that is what the north koreans were trying to say ok let's go to. chung is this an approach and it's a by the north korean government to try to show the world it is capable of one of the most powerful symbols in morden times or do you just find it on a porch and it's a charity for them to say you know what we're here yes i think

korea's president has been trying to sell the winter games in. as a peace olympics he may have got his wish with an axe and expect a thaw with the north the took korea has decided to talk of the height of tension over the north's nuclear bomb and ballistic missile development the first face to face negotiations in two years led to the north inclusion in the winter games and now young is on the charm offensive. from the north of the games but due to march with competitors from the south and a unified flag the delegation from north of the border is being led by the ceremonial had of the sait team young now he is the highest level leader to visit south korea also there is the sister of leader kim jong on kim yo jong is said to be increasingly powerful and influential. but the u.s. isn't sold vice president mike pence has been speaking in tokyo before leading the u.s. delegation to south korea who warned the world not to get taken in by the north the united states and japan will continue to confront the most dangerous threat in the indo-pacific the rogue regime in north korea we will not allow north korean propaganda to hijack the message and imagery of

bombing devastated the north people there have not forgotten while relations between the two koreas have been mainly tens there have also been episodes of engagement and to taunt. in two thousand south korean president kim dae joan visited pyongyang to meet north korean leader kim jong il the father of kim jong un . kim de jong received the nobel peace prize for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. an architect of his sunshine policy of reconciliation was told me and moon there was a time when north korea and the united states even talked to each other was that possible very simple ok when i would there was a train of circumstances unites to the united states listen to what north koreans was saying ok and they didn't demonize north korea they treat north korea is a normal counterpart and leadership commitment was and i've been put in that and there was a very effective in the communication channels. says things might not be so bad now if the current us administration were willing to negotiate instead the us president derides and threatens kim jong on this. rocket man is on a

would rather choice for north korea to have the choice to. come to south korea you know and mostly know we're hoping the north korea can have. some kinds of mediation of south korea so obviously this talks between the two koreas. january they've been viewed as a huge breakthrough i mean the last time it happened was back in two thousand and fifteen and since then things were deteriorating how do you make sure things go well this time i want to slide back into another blame game. i'm not really optimistic about the future of into korean relations but the what i've been arguing is that we should make every effort to you know that happens if it is not really matter of you know of community projects in a projection but these you know our mandate to what we know square to fold to control the plantation or break right now and well while back i will continue talking to children during a special adviser for the national security and foreign policy to the president of south korea will talk more about ways out of the nuclear crisis on the korean peninsu

jason it would not have a dialogue with north korea then good word to north koreans are coming to south korea of course north korean intention was to be such that the that or now we have a nuclear weapons now from the position of nuclear weapons state would do what we south korea but south korea will never accept that position because south korean position is basically a i will go to denuclearizing north korea ok if and no matter what we. knowledge what we are always up north korean nuclear weapons capability but our goal is to and to keep the nuclear rods in north korea that was thinking about the sanctions you set yourself that the current very tough sanctions on north korea aren't working since it's such an isolated self-reliant society that is used to hardship so what are the sections for then i mean what do they have and should they be there at all. now government position is very clear that sanctions and precious instrument to bring north korea to dialogue and negotiation table therefore we are not pushing the policy of sense and for the sake of sentence ok therefore it's time for

nations, north korea is a nation that oppresses its people. seven out of 10 north koreans require food assistance just to survive. koreansillion north were left to starve and die in the 1990's under this regime. imprisonmentality, and more than a hundred thousand inth koreans as we speak are modern-day gulags. as president trump said memorably, north korea is today nothing short of a prison state. that is the reality. in modern-daythe fact that north ks developing and pursuing nuclear weapons that could be delivered on ballistic missile's to the con now united states is completely unacceptable. the fixed policy of the united states of america is that we are going to continue, with all options on the table, to bring intensifying pressure to bear until north korea once and for ,ll, completely and verifiably abandons its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. that is the fixed policy of the united states of america. as president trump has said many times, he said i always believe in talking. we've made it very clear that we are open to com

secretary in recent weeks there seems to have been a little bit of a thaw between south korea and north korea during the olympic games, there hasn't been a nuclear test in recent weeks. why these sanctions and why not? it was the beginning of an opening at least between south korea and north korea. >> well, i would say, you know, while we appreciate the fact that there haven't been tests, that's not exactly a terrific standard of what we're applying. it's very clear that this has been a directive, that the president has issued. going back to his time when he was at the u.n. he made it very clear we were working on these sanctions. as you know, there is a huge process that goes into preparing these sanction packages, and as soon as they were ready, we were prepared to release them today. >> real quick question about -- you mentioned nuclear weapons. do we have -- two questions, do we have any specific example of this being used to enhance their nuclear program, a specific example of where they have breached trade to do that. secondly, is there a linkage between what the president said earlier

resume stability alone will be able to convince north korea. giving up nuclear ambitions nuclear programs is better then. moving forward there with their nuclear programs well talk about pressure for years china has been supporting the north koreans despite the hostile opinion of the world powers now its border with the north is getting tighter it has implemented the new tough international sanctions does china not want to back north korea anymore. well i think it will be. useless to rely on china as a voluntary cooperation because china wants to seeing two things those credit resume stability. and in a crazy asian which amused surely destructive they cannot go together so as long as most of us china one stina question only to the to the extent that it doesn't the person doesn't destabilise north korea will never succeed so even though china is more cooperative the end before the sanctions that china has agreed to will not make a fundamental difference in north korea's strategic take from us that will love to north korea's strategic decision to

regarding north korea. i cannot answer your question because i know nothing about this but we do as a rule reply to all inquiries we received by the foreign ministry. but i can provide no information on this particular matter. and to prepare first. as has been said such inquiries oncet has approved it that's a huge allegation it is indeed an allegation but from my perspective i would not say it is a serious one because i presume that if it was the president himself would have been approached or i would have been approached by the foreign ministry. and i haven't heard that that has happened. that does not amount to a clear denial the suspicion remains that germany has failed to support u.n. monitors the way it should have. it's not just small parts that have made their way into kim jong un's missiles things all kinds of goods under north korea by road done dong. the scene we know that does get delivered the question is what does it say on the paperwork for the missile components were sent to libya that were

and then on north korea we had a very productive discussion on north korea. he is very supportive and we've encouraged him to work with us on sanctions and other areas, so very, very productive discussion. i know he is looking for to seeing the president today. >> the 70%- dividends that goes to workers, is that all in wage growth or some other dividend? >> it's mostly in wage growth. take one or two more questions, i don't want to leave here without emphasizing -- you haven't asked me yet, we are working on russia sanctions. i can assure you that is in the process. i will be back here in the next several weeks to talk about that. emphasize,st want to i think, you know, under section 240 one we did deliver both the classified and unclassified report. and as i repeatedly said, we are recording -- we are working on sanctions as a follow-up to that. why don't we take the last question. >> [inaudible] >> we will continue to look at election meddling. i might just add we are closely working with the fbi on giving information as it relates to the recent suit and as

we don't want north korea. nuclear we don't want to in order to do that is there any other alternative but to be patient really wanted to be north korea while we exert pressure and to invite china to be more serious the best case scenario would be they don't have a full program they freeze it or they have a full capability that's probably not realistic and so that's why i say realistically they have a nuclear weapons program capability they have a deterrence against the united states and our allies and so we just implement you know mutual assured destruction might we have with china russia cetera the north korean government is not going to use nuclear weapons against any country in the world unless it thinks that its existence is at stake meaning there is an impending invasion. unless it responds to a false alarm such as the one in hawaii in january that would be enough to trigger disaster. at the former soviet base in ukraine staff tells us about such a terrifying incident the intelligence had once reported th

and then on north korea we had a very productive discussion on north korea. he is very supportive and we've encouraged him to work with us on sanctions and other areas, so very, very productive discussion. i know he is looking for to seeing the president today. .. again, i just want to emphasize, i think, you know, under section 241, we did deliver both the classified and unclassified report and as i repeatedly said, we are working on sanctions as a follow-up to that. why don't we take the last question. [inaudible] >> we will continue to look at election meddling. i might just add we are closely working with the fbi on giving information as it relates to the recent suit and as appropriate we will sanction individuals. i will also comment we already had comments against one of the very significant people that were on their list. [inaudible] >> didn't change anybody, thank you, everybody. [inaudible] >> again, let me just say quickly, you know, again as it relates to north korea, we are looking everybody the same, so the -- the ability that we have under north

it was imposed on north korea. they're familiar with the long reach of the kim regime got so he's a photo coward is one of those monitors he tells us how the trade embargo is undermined that. will we see loopholes my question was rather where i closed the holes which was so few compared to the number of loopholes loopholes exist only china but also the washer. taiwan south east asia they have also all proteus in europe one example of arms control busting launchers for north korean ballistic missiles are based on trucks manufactured in china key. portion was imported from china in two thousand and that's no there's only twenty four all six recalls how big can fall by the you know nations they have a clear. and even had to pick a set of cajuns which show that you can see if only for fourth if this. off road trucks for use in the logging industry are not covered by sanctions so was this a willfully misleading declaration they were used in china for military purposes now so take this company. asked why more serious do

the fear of a nuclear cloud hanging over the olympic flame the growing crisis over how to stop north korea's nuclear program is about to take center stage at the winter olympics across the border in south korea the players in these olympics at least for now are the politicians not the athletes u.s. vice president mike pence arrived in seoul today promising new more aggressive sanctions against north korea he met with the south korean president who is betting on the olympic spirit to bring both koreas closer to the negotiating table but pence made it clear so should not allow pyongyang to quote hide behind the olympic banner. and winning olympic gold may be easier then winning over north korea's leader kim jong un today he presided over a military parade a show of brutal force in the face of those fragile efforts across the border to perhaps a stablish a path to peace now the move is big seen not as a bid to thaw relations with the south but rather to provoke the u.s. . north korea and the united states are still sending mixed messages a day before the twenty eighteen winter games. despite si

dialo itself doesn't resolve the problem unless north korea. is willing to abandon his nuclear programs missile programs as well so tall tales between us and those korea. could be even worse if north korea has no intention to denuclearize because any talks which. you know wish doesn't lead to decry zation or in which no script confirms is intention not to did to nuke rise under any circumstances that could strengthen the hand of those in washington who advocate a military option so. if nothing comes out of the talks between cells in the north or it in north korea and the us. i think. you know it makes it it will. become those who. who look for diplomatic solution and the tall scan confirmed that diplomacy is useless is north korea has no intention to diena cries north korea has warned both south korea and us against a resumption of annual military drills the two countries hold near the north korean borders my understanding is that they will go have its planes now will the drills i'm knol all the progress made between the two koreas at the olympi

north korea doesn't have foreign troops on its soil so that is the big test will south korea be able to resist the pressure from washington it's the republicans it's the democrats it's the military industrial complex it's the cia none of that none of those institutional power centers in washington want there to be a real rock taking place in korea by koreans without the supervision of the americans gregory would weigh in on that because you know what what leeway does south korea have to make any kind of reproach with the north if there is a mutual engagement in any engagement that is real ok i mean i think western viewers tend to forget is that these are the two countries that could suffer the most if there is a complex here they have a real vested interest to start sitting down and deescalating what would has been happening over the last few months here so what is the leeway the south koreans have gregory in columbus police you know of course we don't know what kind of discussions are going on behind the scenes between trump and and i imagine there's an enormous amount of pressure b

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amid rare efforts at diplomatic reconciliation bedween ttween t koreas. the northt 22 athletes and delegation that includes kim jong-un's younger sister the first member of the kim dine steep to vis -- dynasty to visit it south korea. she sat ten feet from vice president mike pence during the opening ceremony. they did not exchange greetings. can the games generate enough momentum to bring both side to the table? as pence had hinted. joing me from new rk to discuss this, journalism, author, soo-yi kim, went undercover posting as a christian missionary, teaching some of the sons of the miliary's elite there. soo-yi kim. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> given that background. given that you do know some of the workings, see them on tv in north korea. what do you make of what its unfolding at the winter olympics in pyeongchang. especially the opening ceremony? >> it is just in a way not that different from how north korea behaved. you know, the last nuclear test was in september. missile test was november. after all of that war language between kim jong-un

talk withhigh-level the very important person from north korea scheduled, the of south korea seems very interested. what happens if the north and the south create their own peace treaty, north korea disarms its pointed atartillery seoul? will the united states, do you respect the decisions of the two korean people? try to screw that situation up for our own reasons? the unitedell, if states is smart, it will make diplomats areican there every step of the way while this is happening. bedon't want a situation to fact andented with a not be able to do anything about it so during all these negotiations the u.s. has to be in some way. behind the scenes is fine with me. we don't have to announce everything publicly. it's actually often diplomacy is done behindve when closed doors until there is something to announce so you're just bee don't want to spectators. issue very difficult because there is no peace treaty. the war ended in 1953. truce.as a there never was a formal peace treaty between the two. has come up several times bushg the george w. administration when condi rice and chris hill

generations to bring north korea back to the dialogue table so. that the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder and be reversible and abandon their nuclear ballistic missile ambitions to. korea. and those are the realities. also coming up there once was a u.s. president who warned of the military industrial complex now the u.s. president is warning of an american loser complex and his remedy is a row the military parade. i think president trump's sentiment is right on the sentiment is the celebrate the troops over at the soldiers and i think that's right on honestly it has reflections of the things that we the very things that we make fun of north korea for going to make you make fun of rocket man. oh we begin the day but the fear of a nuclear cloud hanging over the olympic flame the growing crisis over how to stop north korea's nuclear program is about to take center stage at the winter olympics across the border in south korea the players in these olympics at least for now are the politicians not the athletes u.s. vi

rediscovered in 55 relatieps ififi moth south korea to be north korea looks to be taking a backward step. officials said they have no intention of meeting with delegates. these satellite images from a few days ago show the troops practising for that display, all very much a contrast to the public relations image being projected on the eve of the opening ceremony of the games, which south korea's president has been calling the peace olympics. the games are being held in pyeongchang, in south korea. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell is there. bring us up to date. well, here at at pyeongchang there was hope that it was possible that this high level delegation from the united states in north korea, given that they are here in the games, might actually sit down and talk to one another. but we have heard from the north korean side that that delegation has, quote, no intention whatsoever of meeting with the us delegation. we are getting this from north korea's official state—run media, which said in an editorial, we have never begged the dialogue with the us in

how does that play into their thinking about dealing with north korea go ahead gregory. as you mentioned there is the agreement that in war time the u.s. military would take command of south korea and forthwith and i'm sure about was supposed to have been changed multiple times in the past and so the thought korea would have control over its fourth of the war time but each time the deadline came the u.s. or conservative thought korean president postponed as it keeps getting pushed farther and farther into the future and unfortunate we're still stuck in the situation i think right now is probably making south korean people quite nervous when you have very direct with trumpeting ministration who think through. rather a blip if to the harm caused by launching strikes the north korea so i think that many people in south korea are quite nervous but i think the u.s. military is not in the habit of respecting the wishes of the south korean people or even the full korean military look at how the u.s. imposed the fab battery on south korea without. prior approval or even has and t

much will depend on north korea's behavior. as far as south korea's position, i think the president of south korea, president moon has been working hard, and has regard,me run in this he wanted since he became president last spring to put south korea in the so-called driver's seat. the driver seat of korean peninsula issues, and issues dealing with north korea. not to cede territory or power to mr. trump, who has inclined towards very hostile, regardingt rhetoric potential nuclear weapons, surgical strikes, military action, and even the destruction of north korea. in that sense, the two koreas are doing an interesting dance, but by no means does this mean that any substantive change has occurred. since a lot of symbolism, and not much substance. as far as the united states goes, i think mr. pence on his return from the opening ceremony in pyeongchang, he let out to reporters that the u.s. may be willing to engage in some kind of dialogue without specificity. it is unclear whether washington will warm up to the idea to talk with

has there been any additional instructions in terms of what's going on in the region with north korea and a possible meeting? could you just give us a little flavor of the dynamic going on with the possible meeting, even despite their rhetoric where the north koreans sending mention -- messages through the south that they'd like to meet? our -- are the south koreans trying to get to you meet? there's just this wind in the air about you meeting with them. how did that come about? vice president pence: as i said a few days ago -- i haven't requested a meeting. reporter: exactly. so how did the idea come about? pence: leave that to others to discuss. let me say at this point in time, we're headed to the olympics. there may be a possibility for any kind of an encounter with north koreans, whether it be informal or whether it take the form of a meeting. reporter: do you know of any particular -- >> we'll have to wait and see exactly how that unfolds. what i want to assure the american people is that as the president said, while we always believe in talking, our message is going to be exact

you know north korea you know come to south korea because north korea might want to have some kind of economic cooperation with the south korea or maybe you know which solon washington but south korea knows all those in no intentions of north korea but the spy or don't.

talking with his korea -- north korea? vice pres. pence: let us be clear who you are dealing with. korea is the most repressive regime and the planet. as united nations has documented repeatedly, north korea is a nation that oppresses its people , seven out of 10 north koreans require food assistance just to survive. over a million north koreans were left to starve and die in the 1990's under this regime. torture, brutality, imprisonment, more than 100,000 north koreans are in modern-day gulags. as president trump said memorably, north korea is today nothing short of a prison state. that is the reality. the fact that north korea is developing and pursuing nuclear weapons that could be delivered on ballistic missiles to the continental united states is completely unacceptable. the fixed policy of the united states of america is that we are going to continue, with all options on the table, to bring an economic and diplomatic pressure to bear until north korea, once and for all, completely and verifiably abandons its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. that is the fixed poli

they were so impressed with what they had seen in north korea. so for the first couple of weeks while the men are being beaten into confessions, it is pretty brutal. after that things become more of mundane life in -- in north korean prison. there is another wave of beatings toward the end, the most horrible experience any of them could have imagined. then they are released in right december before christmas. but in a way the scars always say because the navy drums them out of the service. they are given very little or almost no medical or psychological treatment, no job training. i have gotten to know some of these men and they have a really tragic history, some of them. inability to hold jobs. the fact that the navy just swept it under the table and american people a noted is another great tragedy of the pueblo. susan: thinking about the parallel of the iranian hostages in iran, how "nightline" became created, keeping track of them every day. what was the american media doing at this time? mitchell: it is funny feared -- funny. is atout a week o

war with north korea. fired as north korea fired intercovenant internetal missiles thought to reach united states. >> it will be met with fire and fury and frankly power the likes of which this country never seen before. >> if it is forced to defend itself or its alleys we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> with the latest show of force this morning south korea are left in the cross fires between two nuclear powers. >> we have been anxious about north korea provocations since korean war more than 17 years. >> the bulls eye has been on south korea for decades. >> main target is south korea i think. >> we asked the prepper to run us through hypothetical evacuee uation. >> it geo tags you and tells you where the nearest evacuation center is. >> because north korea is only 70 kilometers away he estimates five minutes to get to evacuation center he wouldn't even stop to call his family. this sign says shelter. >> rather than the first floor he would want to the go deeper. >> but on the s

and 7pm in washington, where the us has given a cool response to a reported offer of talks from north korea state department says any talks would have to lead to the end of the regime's nuclear programme. south korea claimed pyongyang had signalled its willingness to hold talks with the us, after a meeting between a north korean general and south korea's president before the closing ceremony of the winter olympics. laura bicker now reports from pyeongyang on a games in which politics played as much of a role as the sporting action. this is the confidence side of south korea. but much of the drama was political. entering this arena is the us president's daughter ivanka trump. but no warm reception for the north korean generals sitting behind her. there was no contact between the two, but it does seem that pyongyang is now ready to talk to the us. a victory for the south korean leader, president moon. but make the opening ceremony athletes from the two koreas blew their own country's colours. highlighting the division, despite the diplomacy. critics fear the north has been given too much of a