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the chinese have said there will not be a war on the north korean peninsula. all the refugees would go north into our country and the end result would be a unified korea. the number one foreign policy agreement is a unified korea. they told north korea you are a threat to our foreign policy. if you go to war, you will lose and we'll suffer the circumstances. we are jumping into tell you you will survive. we'll guarantee to you with the americans you will exist. kennedy: let's talk about the probabilities. china obviously wants to control the korean peninsula, they have done that by making sure north korea stays nuclearized and they have a weapon so china doesn't have to provide all of their defense. but with peace on the horizon, what are the chances the u.s. takes more control over that sphere of influence and through peace they are able to with a weaker north korea, one that cannot defend itself, what are the chances under this u.s. influence the peninsula reunifies? >> the give on our part would facebook you signed a peace treaty there is no reason to have a

to the white house today to say that kim is committed to the do you nuclearization of the north korean peninsula and he held out that olive branch for a meeting with president trump. president trump who has said in the past many times he would be happy to meet with kim agreed u this is aiming toward the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula. this is not about freezing north korea's nuclear program as has happened some times in the past only to watch them cheat. president trump is making it clear that he wants kim jong un to give up his nuclear program. a statement from the press secretary just a short time ago will pass along to you, president trump greatly appreciates the nice words of the south korean delegates and president trump moon. he will accept the invitation to meet with kim jong un at a place and time to be determined. we look forward to the denuclearization of north korea. in the meantime, all sanctions and maximum pressure must remain. the question of where is probably one of the biggest questions right now. i would assume that president trump is not going to go to pyongyan

of south korea says that all of this is a and denuclearizing the north korean peninsula but critics have argued that north korea seems to be so close to gaining a long range nuclear missile that it is almost inconceivable that it would concede anything on the nuclear front the other reason for this mission to take place is to advance a possible dialogue between north korea and the united states so far on that front we have heard nothing. aid agencies say tens of thousands of people have been displaced by ethnic violence in the democratic republic of congo at least seventy nine people were killed in recent days when fighting broke out between rival tribes in northern neutrally province shallop ballasts reports. a two day march every step taking these homemade tribes people further away from their enemies the lender's tribal violence has pushed tens of thousands to leave the villages seeking safety in the provincial capital witnesses say six villagers who are raised by the rival lendu tribe over the weekend they say linders went house to house killing him is before burning their homes unic

of south korea says that all of this is a denuclearizing the north korean peninsula but critics have argued that north korea seems to be so close to gaining a long range nuclear missile that it is almost inconceivable that it would concede anything on the nuclear front the other reason for this mission to take place is to advance a possible dialogue between north korea and the united states so far on that front we have heard nothing china's government says it will try to lift another ten million people out of poverty this year most of the country's thirty million poor live in the countryside now many are being encouraged to move to the big cities in any city that is but beijing migrant workers no longer seem wanted adrian brown reports from the capital. you zong you is having a good afternoon he reckons ill have made around ten dollars by the end of it he collects discarded clothes plastic and scrap metal anything he can sell to recyclers. you shows me his home a room measuring just over five square metres in the rent one hundred dollars a month to economize the electric heater stays

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he could denuclearize the north korean peninsula and they would say now we are going to war with china>> the person saying it increases the number of the iranians and north koreans and iranians that will die. does that person support what president trump and ambassador bolton do not. the iranian deal that president obama and his team put together that's americans find offensive? >> obama is giving them billions of dollars of cash and they are not scared about that. >> we don't want a nuclear capable iran who is pointing that at israel and its sights. i don't believe the president is making his personnel decisions based on what the reaction will be from his detractors. he's making the states on folks who will support his agenda. i want to say general hr mcmaster is retiring after 34 years in the army and that deserves a great deal of respect. he was here when the america first under national strategy started. general mcmaster has been here when a lot of big things happened around the world including getting north korea to the table and stabilizing the middle east. and putting isis on re

of south korea says that all of this is a denuclearizing the north korean peninsula but critics have argued that north korea seems to be so close to gaining a long range nuclear missile that it is almost inconceivable that it would concede anything on the nuclear front the other reason for this mission to take place is to advance a possible dialogue between north korea and the united states so far on that front we have heard nothing. calendar says u.s. plans for tariffs on steel and alimony and imports are absolutely unacceptable prime minister justin trudeau told donald trump tariffs will hinder renegotiations of the north american free trade agreement the latest trade deal talks have ended in mexico city with little success john holliman explains. even from three thousand kilometers away washington d.c. president trump managed to open the seventh round of nafta negotiations we are renegotiating nafta as i said i work and if we don't make a deal terminate nafta that would be i would imagine one of the points that we're going to go she added will be tariffs on steel for canada and for

this morning, an important development on the korean peninsula, what is seen by some as a breakthrough in negotiations. south korean officials say that northissile tests altogether if the united states sits down to talk. the south also announced a summit with the north. this would really be an international coming out moment for kim jong-un, the first summit between the two nations in more than a decade. president trump has responded this morning saying progress is possibly being made here. cnn's andrew steven joins me now live from seoul with breaking details. andrew? >> i think you have to trade this, all of this with north korea, with a degree of skepticism, given that we have been down the path of denuclearization with north korea over the decades and never has amounted to anything. this latest incarnation certainly a change of tune from pyongyang, from kim

would be that any talk between the two leaders would be about the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula. president trump has come in for a lot of criticism on his policies towards north korea. saber rattling. saying my nuclear button is bigger than yours when we had jim mattis the defense secretary saying we are not looking for the complete annihilation of a country namely north korea there has been a lot of extraordinarily tough talk from this president from this administration toward north korea. but, i will let you in on something. when i was sitting outside the presidential palace in hanoi, vietnam, waiting for president trump to arrive, my phone rang. and it was the president that was on the phone. we said we talked about a number of things. and talk came around to north korea. and he said, john, there is a lot of people thinking that i want to start a war. they are accusing me of wanting to start a war with north korea. he said i'm trying to avoid a war. so of all that tough talk and the sanctions has brought us to this point, then you can payment a picture of a very shrewd strate

meet withing to president trump and wants to boost talks on denuclearization on the north korean pence not -- peninsula likely to meet president trump on april 18 two coordinate strategy on north korea. the nikkei says the two leaders will discuss upcoming talks with kim jong-un, said to be happening at the end of may. moonong-un will meet jae-in. facebook fell heavily as mark zuckerberg was expected to testify on capitol hill, with time and date under discussion. he has been the subject of criticism from republicans and democrats and lawmakers in the u.k.. zuckerberg is expected to address congress. he has declined to the house of commons. agreed to sell more than $4 billion worth of australian mines in less than a week. on tuesday rio agreed to sell its lost coal mine, the kestrel thisct in queensland, follows the announcement last week they will offload assets to glencore for $1.7 billion. three of china's top banks posted better-than-expected profit growth as the economy curbs bad lows in the government's debt campaign. icbc reported a 3% rise in net income, while china construction bank saw arises

we both have maximum issues, the north koreans want us to leave the peninsula. we have to meet in the middle somewhere. and i think that's the hard part. the trump administration has to have the diplomatic dexterity and discipline to carry out a plan. >> it may be too soon to give anyone a pat on the back here, but there is some sort of movement or an openness it dialogue. who gets the credit for that? >> i think it is a few things. number one, i think the sanctions are biting. i also think it is a little bit to the credit of the south korean president moon jae-in who has been persistent about the importance of diplomatic solution to this problem. and, you know, i think there is a possibility that there is, of course, a diplomacy aspect that succeeded here. >> this announcement, it is important to note as we did before that it hasn't been corroborated by the north koreans. is that problematic? what do you think? >> yes, i would be waiting for north korea to corroborate this because the moon government obviously desperately wants this current inter-korean thought

changes between the north and its neighbors since kim expressed interest in denuclearizing the north korean peninsulajoining me a professor from fletcher school of law and diplomacy. thanks for joining us. after that meeting between kim and president xi trump tweeted he is hopeful about denuclearization on the korean peninsula. is china asserting itself as a central player in these negotiations? >> china is. but here's the thing. at what point between vice president mike pence's visit to south korea for the olympic games for the opening ceremony, the games held in south korea in early february and the invitation by kim, his proposition for a summit meeting to president trump in early march did north korea's intentions go from fake or a charade as mr. pence called it to a genuine offer of denuclearization. denuclearization will not take place in the kim regime is presented with a specter of an imminent renl eem collapse. it took the obama administration five years of tough sanctions enforcement to get iran back to the negotiating table levying fines in the billions to sanctions violators. nothing of t

a great opportunity, figured out a way to see if they could develop it into peace on the north korean peninsula. we have to remember that kim jong un is very smart, dumb like a fox. he's been to this road i don't before. what does he want? he wants to be on the world stage with the u.s. president. he now has that. second, he wants to keep his missile, nuclear capability, he's not going to give that up. it gives him leverage. he sees an opening to drive a wedge between south korea and the united states. how? by working with progressive south korean president moon who wants to do a deal. after that, the russians have an interesting angle here. they're proposing a big gas pipeline through north korea into south korea, something that kim wants, south korea wants. he's a very clever man, kim jong-un, and we have to realize that. >> this is what the north korean regime has wanted for quite some time. the question is have policies this administration has pushed out, have they pushed him to it in a different way. vice president mike pence says this move is evidence that trump's strategy to isolate the

bolton made very clear, certainly to me in the past he would like to see reunification of the north korean peninsula and one would have to assume that kim jong-un would be on the losing side of that deal. so, are the chinese now being caught off guard or a bit more nervous? how does that affect everything that is going on? they may be looking at it, gosh, the u.s. is playing tough now on trade. maybe somehow trying to court kim jong-un in a way we don't understand, and in fact, the u.s. may wind up having a much bigger presence right next door to us than we anticipated, courtney? >> yeah, you know, john bolton as national security advisor and mike pompeo as secretary of state really round out of war cabinet. and you know you look at what bolton said about the main problem in the world, it is china and russia. so beijing right now has got to understand they have got a new sheriff in town, and that bolton is going to push trump in directions that trump would go anyway. trump started out his administration by trying to placate the chinese, bringing them on board, getting them to help on north korea. th

korean peninsula. south korean officials returning from talks in north korea including a direct meeting with kim jong-un announced first the north korean regime wants to talk directly with the u.s. government to discuss denuclearization on the korean peninsula and normalizing u.s./north korean relations. during negotiations north korea will halt additional nuclear and missile tests. third, the north has pledged it will never use nuclear or conventional weapons against south korea. finally, a direct hot line will be set up between the leaders of north and south korea and another summit meeting will be held in april. the south korean delegation was told north korea believes if military threats are removed, they have no need of nuclear weapons. the u.s. government will be wary of these promises, suspicion kim jong-un is trying to peel south korea away from its alliance with the u.s. and mindful of north korea's long history of deceit on this issue. make no mistake, what happened today rrts represents an extraordinary new chapter in the tense standoff between u.s. and north korea and even, perhaps, a hopefu

north korea might be making new friends. >> breaking news. >> historic development on the korean peninsula. rth korean tick tater kim jong un and south korea's president will hold a summit next month. these two nations have only held talks twice since the korean war. >> the south korean president will meet with him next month. president trump is hoping to meet with them in may and, now, the japanese are saying they're trying to reach out through different diplomatic channels. kim jong un might feel like the prettiest girl at the high school dance. >> trevor: that's one ugly-ass high school dance! ( laughter ) whoo! this is good news for everyone. kim jong un has gone from being a reclusive mad man hell bent on blowing up the world to a super social mad man hell bent on blowing up the world. this is good. this announcement comes days after kim jong un made a secret trip to china for a meeting with president xi. i say secret. but one clue -- >> a mysterious trains visit to beijing is fueling a lot of speculation. >> a motorcade, heavy security and near lockdown in downtown beijing this morning

korean peninsula. this marks the north korean leader's emergence as a player on the world stage. it's important to note xi and kim are expected to lead their respective countries for life, added lended significance to their talks ahead of -- lending significance to their talks ahead of a meeting with president trump. we have more from ivan watson in seoul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yeah, what a diplomatic bombshell. kim jong-un has been the leader of his country for more than six years. we believe that this is his first-ever official visit across borders. he went to china which is north korea's oldest ally, and it was a surprise visit. a four-day trip that was only really announced by both china and north korea after the north korean leader's train crossed the border back into north korea. and this is one of the peculiarities of the north korean ruling dynasty is their leaders have typically traveled by train in the past to china, and it's always been secret. now there have been some other details that have emerged about the messages exchanged here. xi jinpin

china saying north korea is open to denuclearizing the korean peninsula. n is live in beijing with more. >> thank you very much north korea's leader, kim jong-un traveled to beijing in order to meet with president xi jinpingment but he also had a message for president trump. he said north korea is willing to start a dialogue with the united states. is agreeable to hold a north korea/u.s. summit and is committed to denuclearizing the korean peninsula the xinhua news agency also quoted kim as saying the issue of denuclearization of the north korea peninsula can be resolved if south korea and the united states respond to our efforts with goodwill. there is also tare a lot of ana believe kim was visiting beijing in order to prepare for meetings, and to confer with chinese officials who have traditionally been his closest allies north korea watchers say that relations between china and north korea have been strained recently because beijing has been adhering more strictly to u.n. sanctions at the same time they believe that beijing is more supportive of these ef

summit with president donald trump i think you know china regards anything that happens on the north korean peninsula involving nuclear weapons missile testing as you know a direct threat to its national security and of course china and north korea are our allies they have a military pact that binds them together so china feels justified in instances like this to find out exactly what the north korean leader's thinking is right now it's almost certain that kim jong un was summoned to beijing but what has she jinping offered president kim in return was it the threat of more sanctions or has he offered him something something tangible i guess that'll become you know apparent in the in the coming days but certainly it does demonstrate that china does have sway over north korea because in the past of course during recent years when north korea has carried out missile tests china has always given the impression look we only have so much control over north korea will now we know that china has in many ways absolute control over north korea in some matters ok adrian thank you let's cross now to kathleen of

jong-un, the leader of north korea, to meet with the north koreans about how to deal with this very tricky issue of denuclearizing the north korean peninsula. and at this point the question is will the president go forward with this. and agree to meet with kim jong-un. now, we are hearing from sources here at the white house, that the president is perhaps not likely to do that. that he's already being counseled that that would be a bad idea. but, erin, as you know, past being prologue, we have seen the president defy the advice of his advisers before and go in a very different direction. so i this i it's totally up in the air to what the president will ultimately decide on that front. and also point out this may be more than just an invitation from kim jong-un. there are these talks that have been going on between the south koreans and north koreans and i'm told that the content what we'll be hearing from the south korean leader in just a few momtds is, quote, interesting. so there is going to be more, i think, than just this information about kim jong-un inviting the president of the united states to meet with him. but make no mistake, we

came to the white house today to say that kim is committed to the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula. and he held out that olive branch for a meeting with president trump. president trump, who has said in the past many times he would be happy to meet with kim, agreed. but this is aiming toward the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula.ea this is not about freezing north korea's nuclear program, as has happened so many times in the past, only to watch them cheat.t president trump is making it clear that he wants kim jong un to give up his nuclear program. a statement from the press secretary just a short time ago. we will pass along to you. the question of where is probably one of the biggest questions right now. i would assume that president trump is not going to go to pyongyang in north korea to meet with kim jong un. i don't expect that kim jong un would come to the united states because he might fear that he would be thrown in american jail and never see the light of dayat ever again.ro not that that would happen. n so it may be that they choose potentially south korea ri

north korean leader kim jong un. among those they're coming to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula has been the most important part of the agenda since the high level talks of january ninth and the exchange of visits between north and south korean envoy that's the issue we will focus on further discussion as well because ok we can speak to our correspondent kathy novak she's empowered gene and kathy you're right on the border between north and south and behind you is where all the action is taking place today. well that's right martin not far from here actually i am at the border region and this ministerial level meeting is happening inside the d.m.z. at the joint security area that is policed by both sides so just behind me over there across the waters where you can see north korea and this actual meeting between the two men leading the delegation who are responsible on either side for into korean affairs is happening on the north korean side of that joint security area the last time these two men met were on the south korean side it's the second time this year that they're holding this high level meeting an

have you along everyone will we start off with a potential breakthrough on the korean peninsula in rare talks between north and south korean officials the south korean envoy says that the north has agreed to hold a summit in late april that would include the leaders of both countries while the announcement led president trungpa to tweet that this could signal quote possible progress south korea's national security director said the north. had offered to cut back on its nuclear weapons program if it were cvs security guarantees the south korean delegation has returned home a day after meeting with north korea's kim jong un in pyongyang it was the first time kim met with south korean officials since taking power. and here is what south korea's top security official had to say a little earlier. the north clearly expressed its willingness for denuclearizing the korean peninsula and clarified that there's no reason for them to retain nuclear weapons if military threats against the murray moved in if the safety of its regime is guaranteed all right let's get more on these extraordinary developments with josh smi

jong-un has stepped down from his insistence he wouldn't even discuss denuclearization of the north korean peninsulathe korean peninsula as a condition for the talks. suspendgreed to missile and nuclear testing and the u.s. have had to give up nothing. kim jong-un has said the u.s. could go on with military exercises. donald trump has -- done very well if you look at it like that. guy: david, why the change of tone from north korea? has anything changed here to make this happen? do we put it down to donald trump's diplomacy? what has made them want to come to the table and want -- what do they want when they get to the table? there are lots of theories of why the change of tone. have the sanctions been biting? sanctionsreports of biting, particularly after the ramp up in sanctions last year. another policy success, i might say. the other theory is north korea just wants to give in to the united states demands because it wants to buy some time to complete its nuclear program. that is another theory and part of the theory that kim is trying to play the united states to get concessions. at the end of t

we must talk to north korea in order to denuclearize the korean peninsula but at the same time i must put maximum effort into establishing effective measures against north korean nuclear weapons and missiles only when it's hot but meanwhile north korea is broadcasting these images kim and his wife hosting his guests at a banquet as if it were a family get together and as if there were no nuclear conflict no missile tests and no u.n. sanctions. no positive developments here if they can or cannot be taken seriously that's what we want to talk about tonight's to do that i'm joined here at the big table by been hard bar she is an asian affairs expert at the bertelsmann foundation think tank here in berlin and from washington tonight on the story for us our correspondent trust in phenomena to both of you gentlemen welcome let me start with you bernhard the north could now be willing to scale back its nuclear weapons program under certain conditions that we heard about today be how credible is that all. i don't think it's very credible until they actually make a specific office they have be

another step towards improved relations on the korean peninsula north korean leader kim jong un has welcomed delegates from the south to kenya and for the first time since he took office in two thousand and eleven north korea released the images of the country's leader with south korean negotiators on yanks state media quoted him joe as saying he wants to advance ties with the south the visit is aimed at easing a standoff over north korea's nuclear ambitions un has described the visit as a positive move secretary general has knocked. it's for so encouraged i think by the trip today to pyongyang the direct talks. that are taking place. we have to see what the outcome is obviously the focus needs to remain on the denuclearize asia and the peaceful 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 hop

north korea they're expected to work on the detail of south korean president. upcoming meeting with the north korean leader kim jong. denuclearization of the korean peninsula has been the most important part of the agenda since the high level talks of january ninth and the exchange of visits between north and south korean envoy that's the issue we will focus on that further discussion as well. prisoners have been killed in a riot or jail inside a police station in venezuela tear gas was also fired at family members who were demonstrating outside the facility incredible over state which is north of the capital caracas they're demanding to know exactly what happened so far there's no official word on the number of dead or what triggered the violence. the u.s. charges cleared the way for saudi arabia to be sued by the victims of the nine eleven attacks he rejected the kingdom's bid to dismiss the lawsuits which accuse it of helping to plan the two thousand and one attacks the saudi government denies any involvement right coming up next is a j. selects. for the benefit of saddam people so. they are. documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera.

north koreans. they don't want a war in their korean peninsula. >> we want the denuclearization of north korea, what the north koreans say they want is a unification of the korean peninsula between north and south and the departure of u.s. troops from the region. the first one is entirely unlikely even with a south korea that is interested in having conversations with north korea. the second one, what do you say to that? can the u.s. troops leave south korea? >> there's always been an argument to get u.s. combat forces out of south korea and to eliminate the inevitable trigger decision that would be made if north korea attacked the south. the regional partners do not want to see u.s. military power leave. i think it's unlikely we make that misguided choice and withdraw. i'm not even convinced the chinese want us gone either. at the end of the day i think the chinese probably see our presence, particularly in japan, as more of a stabilizing than threatening influence. >> general, let me ask you, the trump administration is arguing that donald trump's rhetoric, the very stuff that you and i have talke

we must talk to north korea to denuclearize the korean peninsula but at the same time we must put maximum effort into establishing effective measures against north korean nuclear weapons and missiles. meanwhile north korea is broadcasting these images kim and his wife hosting his guests at a banquet as if it were a family get together and as if there were no nuclear conflict no missile tests and no u.n. sanctions. oh here is some of the stories now that are making headlines around the world a senior u.n. official says. he made this statement after he visited refugee camps in bangladesh constance bizarre district hundreds of thousands of fled to. bangladesh since last august when even more forces launched a crackdown on their communities a russian transport plane has crashed in syria killing all thirty nine people on board and syrian state media say that the plane crashed at russia's hum i mean air base in northern syria and was likely caused by a technical failure. was the night britain is saying that it will respond appropriately and robust lead to any russian involvement in the apparent

they also combed through a whole array of things from syria to the tensions on the north korea on the korean peninsula with north korea and the issue of the nuclear nuclearization. so not just a congratulatory cool but also a sort of a diplomatic outreach from donald trump. i can carry. off that thank you. that brings us to the end of the news wrap for this sunday harvey will be here at the top of the next. i. would like. for a world cup twenty eight team coverage we've signed one of the greatest goalkeepers of all sucks but there was one more question by the way who's going to be our coach . guys i know you are nervous he's a huge star and the huge amount of pressure to come out you have to go to the center of the beach but probably with you and you go all the great britain if you are the rock at the back nobody gets past you we need you to get the ball going let's go. alone. and i'm really happy to join us for the two thousand and three and world cup in russia meet the special one. meets just at the reno p.r.t. team's latest edition of make up as we go. look at. the far right and britain isn't just.

north korea and the united states the delegation includes the chief of south korea's national intelligence service. we will deliver president moon julian's wish to bring about denuclearization of the korean peninsula and permanent peace by extending the goodwill and base and to korean relations created by the pyong chang winter olympics. for this we will have in-depth discussions with north korea to start a dialogue between the north and south between north korea in the united states as well as engage dialogues with other members of the international community probably new guinea is being hit by three strong aftershocks a week after a magnitude seven point five earthquake struck the same area killing at least thirty one people the mount of the southern highlands have been worst affected the region is about six hundred kilometers northwest of the capital port mauls the one hundred fifty thousand people remain in urgent need of emergency supplies since last week's earthquake. today those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera coming up next it's inside story. more than forty thousand africans are facing deportation from israel is awarded more than ninety percent of here to accept as ref

after months of growing tensions on the korean peninsula north korea's leader, kimjong—un has hinted g to start talks about dismantling his nuclear weapons if his country's safety could be guaranteed. he's agreed to meet the south korean leader at a summit next month, the first meeting of its kind for more than a decade. 0ur seoul correspondent laura bicker said today's announcements were extraordinary. not only is kim jong—un willing to discuss getting rid of his nuclear weapons but also to do so with the united states and he said he will hold any missile tests while those talks take place. these are extraordinary announcement will not they come from a dinner in pyongyang where he hosted prime ministers from south korea for the first time. they will brief the truck administration and the us president believes it is his policy of maximum pressure, that international sanctions that have forced kim jong—un kim jong—un to the table and it may be that gunn yang is running out of cash. it could also be that kim jong—un isn't lying, tried to buy time to continue his nuclear programme. he ma

from pyongyang in which he used the phrase that the north koreans have reaffirmed or committed themselves to the denuclearization of the korean peninsulathat is a loaded term. those of you have that have initiated that the north koreans and i've done this for many years over hundreds and hundreds of hours have heard these words before. what that phrase means to the north koreans and we've asked them this and we've told us, that phrase means the elimination of the u.s./south korea alliance, the end of the u.s. military presence on the korean peninsula and the withdrawal of the u.s. nuclear umbrella that defends south korea and japan. that's what that phrase means to the north koreans and that is very different from the u.s. concept of denuclearization. >> i'm sure that's a very different idea than what president trump is thinking about. "the new york times" writes about mr. trump's abrupt yes to north korea and that 45 minutes that could alter history. is 45 minutes enough time to make a decision like this? >> oh, heavens, no. it's really concerning to me as somebody who has been in the situation before, who has had to make some difficu

. >> we must talk to north korea in order to denuclearize the korean peninsula, but at the same time ust put mamaximum effort into establishing effective measures against north korean nuclear weapons and missiles. reporter: meanwhile, nororth koa is broadcasting these images. kim and his wife hosting his guests at a banquet as if it were a family get-together. and as if there were no nuclear conflict, no missile tests, and no u.n. sanctions. brent: there's a lot to unpack with this story. to do that i'm joined at the big table by bernhard bartsch, an asian affairs expert. it is good to have you on the show. all right, let's talk about what we just heard from the u.s. president. president trump, he has just been speaking the last couple of minutes talking about this offer from north korea. take a listen to what he had to say. >> we have come certainly a long way, at least rhetorically, with north kokorea. it would be a great thing for the world, it would be a great thing for north korea, it would be a great thing for the peninsula. brent: a great thing for the peninsula. how do you rea

we must talk to north korea you know to denuclearize the korean peninsula but at the same time so we must put our maximum effort into establishing effective measures against north korean nuclear and missile capability. south korea's envoys now travel to the united states to fill in the allies on the details of the agreement that will be a far tougher sell. mcbride so. russia's military has offered a guarantee of safe passage to syrian rebel fighters and their families if they leave eastern but rebels are accusing russia of escalating the fighting and ignoring a temporary truce russian as strikes kill ten people on tuesday and a hoarder has the latest now from beirut in neighboring lebanon. the latest bombing campaign and. into its third week. with the number of civilians killed is climbing with a life. civil defense volunteers are overwhelmed now russia is offering a way to stop the war russian military commanders say they will guarantee safe passage out of the besieged enclave for rebel fighters and their families this. immunity for all fighters who choose to leave is still personal

the question of renew vacation of the north -- and so the question of reunification of the north korean peninsula will have to be taken into account. maybe they will decide to maintain north korea and south korea. this is where russia and china, north korea's neighbors, come in. will they be able to provide some kind of security guaranteed to north korea? in the past i've seen six party been, which have often held in beijing that beijing was certainly pushing them. beijing has got a lot of skin in this game, rush as well. francine: thank you, david tweed, our senior government reporter joining us from hong kong. so, what does this mean in terms of risk and investment? the yen is lower and asian equities are higher. joining us this morning's larry hathaway, ahead of investment solutions at the john taylor six income manager at john bernstein. good morning. let me kick off with you. what does this mean for the markets? turning point, or will the market be skeptical until they see the men shake hands? larry: any decline in put it will risk, particularly in the korean peninsula will be seen as positi

will speak with north korean leader kim jong un now the delegates praised both countries recent habits to improve bilateral relations. among. the denuclearization of the korean peninsula has been the most important part of the agenda since the high level talks of january ninth and the exchange of visits between north and south korean employees that's the issue we will focus on with further discussion as well as speak to kathy novak our correspondent pangea on the border between north and south korea and of course more clarity on those high level summits emerging now. indeed i mean there has been a lot of talk about these upcoming meetings between kim jong un and perhaps even between kim jong un and donald trump but things change so quickly here on the korean peninsula especially where north korea is involved so now it seems with a date set things are progressing more concretely and we are looking forward to a summit meeting between and kim jong un as you say the first time in more than ten years since these two countries have sent their leaders for a meeting remember north and south korea remain technically at war and what we will really be looking out to see is what

foreign-policy -- i want these men to come to the table because i want there to be peace on the korean peninsula. northng and being starved to death. but also for the americans who fight work over there. the fact that there bringing the president to the table is a fantastic thing. you can't criticize the president out of both sides of your mouth. if this works he should get credit for. >> this is not a reality show. >> to wanted to work? >> steve: with had her debate. with my experience having worked in government, every time i see someone like the president in this case traversing the protocol i think it's great. >> next step we take a look ahead to the president's trip to the border wall the battle with california over sanctions policy. governor jerry brown is afraid to talk to me about it. don't go away ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ the future is for the unafraid. you tthey made a mistake.ompany the check they sent isn't enough to replace your totaled new car. the guy says they didn't make th

this gets into the definition of the nuclearization of north korea versus the meaning of denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because when the north koreans use that term, they are talking about the u.s. nuclear threats to them. exists in south korea, which they often say is accomplished in the u.s. activities which amounts to a definitive u.s. plan to attack them with nuclear weapons. they have said over the years a lot about what these activities are. them think we can define as three areas. number one, the united states .k. exercises. there is one that we are will begin in a few days and another one called fall eagle which is taking place in august or september. a lot of we rotate very sophisticated weaponry into south korea. training within south korea. they come out eventually after a number of weeks or even a few months to the we bring in f-22's. the f-15s from okinawa. we will bring in periodically an for that kinder of training in south korea. that is the second north korea definition that we're talking about. thirdly are the heavy weapon exercises related to korea that are offshore. that are not di