north korea had talks with the united states to freeze its long-range missile testing. but they appear to have contradicted the promise on friday. >> north korea said the >> north korea said the satellite will lift off from the site in the western part of the country between april 12th and 16th. critics claim it's actually testing a long-range missile in violation of u.n. resolutions. washington views the launch as highly provocative. >> we make clear unequivocally we consider any satellite launch would be a deal-breaker. >> reporter: the u.s. government may scrap plans to give food aid to north korea. officials with china's foreign ministry told north korea's ambassador in beijing the north should exercise self-restraint. the international community, including japan, russia and the u.n. also denounced the move. >>> iran's law makers summoned the president to parliament for a very public dressing down. the accused mahmoud ahmadinejad of managing his economy. he is the first national leader to be grilled in parliament since islamic revolution 30 years ago. he was also asked to explain his absence from office last april. law makers called

but the overriding question here is how to deal with a nuclear armed north korea. >> north korea will achieve nothing but threats or by provocations. >> reporter: just weeks after north korea said it would resume disarmament talks and the u.s. agreed to send in food, leaders in the north announced a missile launch for next month. with south korean president lee, president obama threatened to cancel the food aid if the launch happens. >> they need to understand that bad behavior will not be rewarded. >> sir, the location we are standing on is the closest guard post on the korean peninsula. >> reporter: earlier the president made his first visit to the demilitarized zone which separates the two koreas. viewing the heavily fortified border still protected in part by american troops. the view from here is a window on the past. the angry, armed standoff of almost 60 years. it's also the picture of an uneasy present in which north korea mocked the nuclear security summit by threatening both a missile launch and the export of its nuclear technology to other nations. in the bunker beneath the

i just want to answer that question by saying that if north korea goes ahead with it, north korea muste the sole country to bear the entire responsibility. as president obama just mentioned, if it goes ahead with its plan, it will only deepen its isolation. and all the consequences north korea will have to face. and from the perspective of the people of north korea, they will understand that its leader's spending hundreds of millions of dollars just to test launch a long-range missile, and watching their leader do so, they're not going to feel proud that their country was able to launch a long-range missile. rather, they will get truly understand the nature of their leaders and understand why they have to go through such hardships today. so, domestically, i'm sure the north korean leaders are hoping to achieve some sort of an objective by test launching its long-range missile, but they must clearly understand that if they go ahead with the plan, that they will put themselves in a very difficult position. i urge the north koreans to come out as a responsible member of the international

formal consummation of the nuclear weapons in north korea that go back many, many decades well before the united states ever sat down to negotiate with northeclared as steve noted, that they would undertake a moratorium on a nuclear testing. long range missile tests and also a cease productive talks underway between the united states and north korea. so this, they would also consent although it is not -- a little ambiguous in the statement, but that they would consent as with the inspectors to jnog been absent since 2008. but one other encouraging sign north korea did assent claiming that it would accept the 1950s armist as a the interim basis for the peace and stability on the korean peninsula, the cornerstone was the word used. since north korea overt five or more years has regularly trashed the accord. we can take this as something as a positive sign. so north korea has claimed that yet again, it is prepared to discuss denuclearization through a process of dialogue and negotiation, but i think it's safe to say that this is a bit like groundhog dog day, the movie. the question is whether the ending would be any different this time around

will be watching north korea closely and will be judging the country's new leaders by their actions. weary of progress on north korea's nuclear ebb richment, the united states dmabded concessions from the north in exchange for food assistance. the united states also aims to resume the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear development to further stem the country's nuclear ambitions. the talks have been stalled for more than three years. >> china is a key player in any discussion on north korea. the country's are alies. china chairs a six-party talks on the north korean nuclear program. we have the view from beijing. >> reporter: u.s. and north korean representatives crafted the agreement here in beijing last week. a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson is welcoming the announcement as a positive step. >> translator: we welcome the sincere and constructive dialogue held by the u.s. and north korea. we also have a positive view of the results achieved by the talks. >> reporter: china wants to re-open the six-party talks. but it's facing many hurdles. one of them is monitoring north korea to make sure it lives

north korea. at his closing press conference, president lee said his -- he is aware of how critical the north has been of this summit, but that it was in north korea's own interest to cooperate and that it has nothing to gain from continued provocations. >> on the sidelines of today's summit, president obama took the chance to meet with pakistan's president and conceded there have been constrained relations between the two countries. what can be done to heal the rift? we are joined by the current chair of islamic studies at american university. mr. on--- mr. ahmed, thank you for being here. >> this is an important initiative on the part of the american president because remember the context of what is happening in the region. american troop withdrawal has begun. you have afghan soldiers in uniform killing american soldiers and colleagues. the u.n. passed a resolution with three demands of the united states. an apology for the incident of a few months ago when two dozen pakistani soldiers were killed. and a reassessment of the relationship between the united states and pakistan. the parliament havi

north korean population really needs nutritional assistance and we're prepared to provide that to north korea. the real motivation and the linkage, this is not intended to be linked to anything else to any movement by the north koreans. however, the fact that north korea so brazenly violated commitments and just so recently agreed to, in the discussions in bejing, and its commitment that announced on february 29th on leap day, and indicates that they're not reliable and we cannot expect them to meet other international commitments including the commitments that they have agreed to that are associated with the provision of nutritional assistance to the needy population in their country. >> i understand the basis, the rationale that they dishonored their agreement so they really abandoned their right to claim what they would get under the agreement. my question really more is whether we think that's going to be effective in altering the behavior of this government or whether it is going to worsen our position. you obviously think it will be effective relatively speaking? >> well, congressman, we don't believe that nutritional assistance should be a lever to achieve a political outcome. it is a humanitarian eff

said there was a problem earlier in terms of what kind of food assistance they would give to north korea. north korea was asking for grains. they said, we will not give you this. we will give you nutritional assistance. the north koreans have accepted that that is what they will get. in some ways, you could see that as a sign that the new leader is flexible in his approach to negotiations. that is certainly one interpretation as is the speed with which this has happened. north korea is still officially in the morning for its leader. there could also be a willingness to open up on the part of the new leader but it could also indicate a desperation from north korea to get more food in the country. >> we will leave it there. just a few hours, iranians will go to the polls. they are voting for the seats that make up the legislature or the parliament and it is expected to be split between the supporters of mahmoud ahmadinejad and supporters of the supreme leader. not everyone is keen to mark their ballot paper. >> for the first time since 2009, iran goes to vote. not everyone will choose to do so. t

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security council resolutions 1718 and can 1874 which prohibit north korea from conducting any launches that use ballistic missile technology. north korea's announcement is troublesome because only two weeks prior in a february 29th statement after three rounds of by lateral talks north korea agreed to implement a mother tore you mean on long range missile launches. the united states made it very clear a satellite launch would be a deal breaker. let me turn briefly at just if you permit me one more minute to south korea. over the last year the united states and iraq have sought to transform the alliance so it remains available not only for the security of the decree an peninsula but also regionally and globally. we have frequently consult and coordinate with iraq counterparts across a variety of issues with the media focus being on preparation for the transfer of wartime operational control and the relocation of u.s. forces on the korean peninsula. to ensure the alliance remains well positioned to promote peace and stability for decades to come, our two countries have a comprehensive plan under strategic alliance 2015 framework to

affairs at north korea's foreign ministry also arrived in the chinese capital. in direct talks between dust and north korea last month, the north agreed to suspend uranium enrichment. the u.s. agreed to provide 240,000 tons of nutritional assistance. the u.s. is offering to send 20,000 tons of nutritional supplements per month mainly for infants and pregnant women. it wants a monitoring system to make sure supplies reach those in need. the focus of the meeting is on whether north korea will allow north korean speaking officials to organizations receiving the shipments. >> we have weather up next. >> hi, welcome back. we certainly had a very warm day here in tokyo. looks like things are going to be continuing this way for the next couple of days. much of japan except for the south and the north we had a winter storm system that brought us very snowy and windy conditions. that has passed away. but overnight tuesday yet another system will be moving in towards the area especially in northern japan. in the area much to have precipitation will be wintry mix. however, snow will be accumulating again and st

north korea. also, for north korea to abide by the standards of international conduct, and not to pose the threats to the broader asia pacific region that it does. we have not been entirely satisfied with china's activities in this regard, but i can assure you this is an issue that we do discuss with china regularly, and we hope that china will take more constructive approach. we also discuss this with russia, with other countries in the region as well. >> i know that south korea, it is my understanding, through investments in china employs 2% of the people of china. that's a lot of people. it would seem like they would see the benefit of having a more normal regime so i appreciate your efforts there. also, i would like to know your assessment, each of you, in regard to the transition from kim jung ill to kim jung yun. we learned he recently placed the military on high alert and with the understanding that it was not to prepare for conflict, to prepare to are your surrender. could you comment on such bluster? >> congressman wilson, we see quite a bit of rhetoric on a daily basis coming out of nort

officers believed north korea was supplying iran with ammunition. roh said south korean officials knew north korea was supplying iran with antiaircraft guns and anti-tank rockets. a report from the south korean embassy in tehran shows other north korean arms shipments. it says north korean ships unloaded machine guns, armed vehicles and other military equipment at an iranian port. the south korean papers also point to north korean military ties with other countries. they show that pyongyang sent 6,000 military instructors to 31 nations in asia, africa, in south america, between the 1960s and 1981. >> south korea condemned north korea's planned rocket launch as a disguise attempt to develop a long range ballistic missile to carry nuclear warheads. president lee myung-bak on monday met with members of his cabinet to discuss north korea's announcement that it will launch a satellite next month. >> translator: the north korean project is aimed at developing delivery methods for nuclear warheads. the plan is a grave provocation. >> the presidential spokesperson said lee will discuss the matter wi

officers believed north korea was supplying iran with ammunition. roh said south korean officers knew north korea was supplying iran with antiaircraft guns and anti-tank rockets. a report from the south korean embassy in tehran shows other north korean arms shipments. it says north korean ships are loaded machine guns, armed vehicles and other military equipment at an iranian port. the south korean papers also point to north korean military ties with other countries. they show that pyongyang sent 6,000 military instructors to 31 nations in asia, africa, in south america, between the 1960s and 1981. >> south korea condemned north korea's planned rocket launch as a disguise attempt to develop a long range ballistic missile to carry nuclear warheads. president lee myung-bak on monday met with members of his cabinet to discuss north korea's announcement that it will launch a satellite next month. >> translator: the north korean project is aimed at developing delivery methods for nuclear warheads. the plan is a grave provocation. >> the presidential spokesperson said lee will discuss the matter

north korea. we asked prime minister batbold about the role his country could play in helping japan, the u.s., and south korea monitor the north's nuclear development program. >> translator: we don't want to isolate or exclude north korea from international society. our policy is to encourage north korea to participate in the international community. we will take a more active role according to that policy. >> reporter: the prime minister says regional security remains a top priority. >> translator: mongolia would like to do its best to help maintain peace and security in asia. mongolia is now a democracy. we have succeeded in the development of a market economy and are enjoying the results. we also have banned nuclear weapons from our defense policy. mongolia and north korea have a close relationship. our experience can be a model. >> prime minister sukhbata sukhbataasukhbataar sukhbataar batbold met monday with japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda. the leaders agreed to start negotiations on an economic partnership deal that would make it easier for companies in japan to invest in mongolia. >>> eurozone countries have finali

i just want to answer that question by saying that if north korea goes ahead with it north korea mustsole country to bear the entire responsibility. as president obama just mentioned if it goes ahead with its plan it will only deepen its isolati isolation, and all the consequences north korea will have to face and from the perspective of the people of -- of north korea, they will understand that its leaders spending hundreds of millions of dollars to test launch a long-range missile and watching their leader do so, they're not going to feel proud that their country was able to launch a long-range missile, rather they will get -- truly understand the nature of their leaders and understand why they have to go through just such hardships today. so domestically i'm sure the north korean leaders are hoping to achieve some sort of an objective by test launching its long-range missile but they must clearly underfan if they go ahead with their plan they will put themselves in a very difficult position. i urge the north koreans to come out as a responsible member of the international community

we discussed regional security and includes the issue of north korea, last month, north korea agreed s of steps, including a moratorium on long range missile launches and this month, north korea announced intentions to conduct a missile launch. and as president lee mentioned this would constitute a direct violation of their own commitments and international obligations, moreover, it would only deepen north korea's isolation and damage further its relations with neighbors and seriously undermine prospects of future negotiations. i'll have more to say in my speech tomorrow, about our commitment to security and peace, on the korean peninsula and the choice pong young must make. and will not make anything by threats or obligations. north korea knows hits obligations and must take step to meet those obligations on that the united states and republic of korea he are absolutely united. and since south korea is one of our global partners we addressed challenges to national security and i want to thank south korea for important contribution and reinstruction in afghanistan and updated the pres

north north korea may abandon portions of its nuclear program for better relations with the united states, it is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons. pyongyang's position military can attack south korea with little or no strategic warning but it's a verse from logistic shortages, aging equipment and poor training. pyongyang likely knows he cannot reunite the peninsula by force and is unlikely to attack on a scale that would risk its own survival. we see no sign that the leadership transition has changed the regime's calculus regarding nuclear weapons and the defense intelligence agency retains continued focus on the peninsula to provide warning against additional attacks from the north. china continues to build a more modern military to defend its core interests which are territorial sovereignty, national unity and sustained access to economic resources. u.s. forces in a taiwan or south china sea contingency remains a top chinese military priority. investments in naval anti-air and anti-ship capabilities are designed to achieve periodic and local sea and air superiority to include the islands closest to the mainland. once focused on territorial defense, china's air force has developed an offshore strike, missile defense, strategic mobility and early warning and recognizance capability. try china may incorporate that these capabilities in novel ways that present challenges for u.s. forces. last year's first flight of the fifth generation fighter in launch of china's first aircraft carrier underscored the breath and equality of china's military probe i'm however a lack of modern combat experience is but one example that steps remain before china achieves the full pote

on sunday obama and lee called on the north to abandon the launch. >> north korea will achieve nothing by threats or by provocations. north korea knows its obligations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obligations. >> translator: we agreed that north korea's planned rocket launch violates a u.n. security council resolution and is a provocation to the international community. >> reporter: south korea wants to make the best use of the summit to call for a unified action to stop the launch. japan plans to work with south korea. but china, the country with the most influence on the north, has taken a different stance, asking member countries to act properly and not raise tensions. experts say china warned the u.s. and south korea against provoking north korea and worsening tensions on the peninsula. south korea's government also said russian president dmitry medvedev called the launch a clear violation of the security council resolution. seoul says bilateral talks with the u.s., china, and russia as useful for increasing pressure on pyongyang. attention is focused on how north korea will react. this is anna je

us has suspended food aid to north korea for the country refused to cancel a scheduled rocket launch washington says this breaks the deal with north within which north korea agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and its nuclear missile tests in exchange for humanitarian support yang says the launch is just intended to send a satellite to space for some insight on this i'm joined by james corbett editor of a court reporter joining us from osaka japan so with this food assistance on hold how are the north korean government feed its. well that i think is the real crux of this issue because of course it's been portrayed as nothing more than u.s. policy to try to get the north korean government to change its policies but what the real question is how this is going to filter down to the level of people and i think really ultimately the only effect that this will have is to make the people of north korea even more dependent on pyongyang and central power and put a hold over the food supply and further drive north korea to other sources of food a little suitably of course china obviously a rival for u.s. power and influence in the region s

will be watching north korea closely, and will be judging the country's new leaders by their actions. wary of progress on north korea's nuclear enrichment, the united states demanded concessions from the north in exchange for food assistance. the united states also aims to resume the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear development to further stem the country's nuclear ambitions. the talks have been stalled for more than three years. nhk world, washington. >>> officials at the international atomic energy agency praised the agreement. their monitoring work in north korea has been suspended since 2009. yukio amano said the iaea is ready to start its support. iaea inspectors were first dispatched in 1994. they were expelled in 2009. >>> south koreans, of course, have a great eer stake in what happens on the peninsula they share with their northern neighbors. a foreign affairs and trade ministry statement expressed hope the north koreans will follow through on their promises. steps toward denuclearization are a precondition for resuming the six-party talks. the statement says south korea will cooperate with co

which they have all the difference in what i think we're watching you would never knew there was north korea north korea has been a target it was and it must pay for their king says the who are more tools obama being the speech if you want to go over the highway there are two kinds of the world. needs a presence before the middle east it's not enough to last that people are more in the other here he said it was east asia he had one country and this charter shy and all of that america is positioning troops were remains i believe in austria you know oh twenty five hundred they believe very controversial me or when you see asia you are in korea koreans are protesting for most of our it is one thing to do it china only on china's the target korea is the. same lemon that is also tightening around iran where the you are posing a new baksheesh sanctions last friday this time for alleged human rights violations as part of a growing campaign against iran over its nuclear activities even though israel spy agency and the cia reportedly agree that iran is not the lapwing a bomb some experts think the pressure

missiles which they have little interest in my office well washington would never do that with north korea north korea has been a target it was and it must take their game says the who are more tools obama being the speech if you want to go over the highway the price of the world. needs a new presence we thought when the middle east is not be filled enough or bottle was to be put up more than the other here he said east asia we had one country murray and then china shot in all of that america is the decision troops were rains i believe in austria yes but twenty five hundred they believe a very controversial me will be well he she. in korea koreans have been protesting them us about this they were messing to do it china no sluice what we do on china's they started korea is the point you may. and to some other stories making news around the world a seven point two magnitude quake has struck central chile prompting the government to evacuate a long stretch of coastal area and there were no immediate reports of deaths so we injure ease the quake struck a region one hundred thirty kilometers south of

north korea. technically we are still at war with north korea. technically we are still at war with north korea. south korea and the sun between the north and korea. south korea and the sun between the north and south is most heavily armed, heavily fortified region in the world and the rockets over the last 15 years they have been developing nuclear weapons. we worry whether iran will develop a nuclear weapons capability, north korea crossed the threshold and is now also developing missiles to try to deliver them and fire them at the u.s. eventually. but for the near term allies like japan and south korea. >> host: what do we note the new administration? >> guest: ball the size of kim jong il -- we don't know much. we don't even know how old he is. people think he's 28 or 29. he went to a boarding school in switzerland. he has been ruled out as the great successor and great general to replace his father and grandfather, kim il sung. they've given him what looks like plastic surgery and haircuts so that it looks like his grandfather, kim il sung who led north korea into 1995. if you look at one ja

china has a border with north korea. if north korea collapses, they fear the refugees will be pouring into china. these will be soldiers, criminals. the chinese -- i do not think they want to see a unified korea. so we all have something to fear from north korea. our approaches are all different. the chinese approach is to try to help north korea economically in the hope that they will calm down and be quiet and some time down the road they will open up. for now, the chinese are not willing to put serious pressure on the north because they have enough internal problems in china and they do not want to create more homework for themselves in the neighborhood. host: people reacting on twitter. here is an example from someone who writes -- a quick response? guest: the answer is because it is not easy. the north koreans got lucky. there was a documentary that goes into this. they got a plate, the only one that was out there that was counterfeit. they found that so they got lucky. on like a criminal syndicate -- the reason most nation

will provide food assistance to the people of north korea in exchange for north korea's agreement to allow monitors inside north korea also scaling back its nuclear program. this is washington today on c-span radio. well, construction funding or maybe more specifically, the lack of it, is a major concern in the department of veteran's affairs and its proposed 2013 budget which includes an overall 10 10.5% increase in construction projects. the budget process in constron

north korea. >> i'll simply say north korea will achieve nothing by threats or by provocations. >> we'll tell you why he's in south korea and what other words he has for new north korean leader kim jung-un. where news doesn't take the weekend off. >> live from studio 7, this is cnn sunday morning. >>> president obama is bringing a message of solidarity to south korea and a warning to its neighbor north korea that warning, don't make threats and don't provoke. mr. obama is in seoul for an international nuclear summit and as we saw right here on cnn he spoke at a joint news conference with south korean president lee myung-bak just a few minutes ago. they said north korea should think twice before it goes ahead with a controversial rocket launch next month. every time north korea has violated international resolution, security council resolution it's resulted in further isolation, tightening of sanctions, stronger enforcement, greater support on the part of the international community for a stronger enforcement. i suspect that will happen this time, as well. so they need to understand that bad behav

seems to be implying good north korea misled now that would depend on the text of the agreement so as i said let's see the text of the agreement then we can all agree whether it's north korea is misunderstood what's been agreed or the united states just briefly finally optimistic for the future concerning relations with north korea and the rest of the world under this new leadership just. what i mean are. hopefully this is if you want us as a small diversion on the way to finding some solution all the evidence seized june is in control there's now or if you want a collective leadership of loonies to first among equals and that the new collective leadership can move forward we will see that probably more in in the summer and also rather than now when the if you want is still in the morning period and about to start the hundredth anniversary celebrations this is not a time when you're going to see conciliatory actions taking place here thought thanks so much for a time when for there joining us live there in london good to hear from you. it. other news making headlines around the world tens of thousands of protesters have hit the streets of yemen somalia ex-president b

north korea has continued to dominate the conversation ever since. china has apparently urged its members not to be sidetracked by north korea, which is not really why they are here. north korea is not coming to the summit. it is not even on the official agenda. the summit is about preventing nuclear materials from falling into the hands of groups. north korea is just one hour's drive away from here, and president obama as speech and his schedule show how much part of the conversation it is. bbc news, seoul, korea. >> for more on the north korean threat, i am joined now by someone from the international security council, now at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for joining us. a while ago, we heard from their new leader, kim jong-un, in exchange for food aid, and then we heard that they are going to test long-range missiles, so a somewhat confusing messages coming from this untested leader. >> they are confusing messages, and they do not bode well for the direction this regime is going. it has been about 100 days since the north korean leader died, and we did not know much about this. the february agreement mentioned gave

said practical details have been resolved concerning implementation of food aid program for north korea. the northgreed to suspend its nuclear development in exchange for the aid. the second day of food aid talks between the united states and north korea ended in beijing thursday. >> we've had very productive, positive talks. we resolved the administrative issues we were concerned with, yes. >> he indicated that north korea has agreed to a u.s. demand for a monitoring system to ensure food will reach those in need without being diverted to the military. however, king stopped short of clarifying when the program will be launched. he merely said the details are being arranged. the talks followed an agreement reached last month under which the u.s. will provide 240,000 tons of nutritional supplements to the north. in return, north korea will suspend its uranium enrichment activities and accept nuclear inspectors. >>> u.n. leaders asked cove ee annan to use his influence in syria. he is headed to damascus this weekend as special envoy of the u.n. and the arab league. he will do what he can to urge pre

we have rogue iran and north korea. north korea just announced the d with a test on intercontinental missile. anif just testing satellites in space, that's an interesting theory. we have asymmetric groups such as the al qaeda organizations. joint chiefs of staff dempsey right here in this room told this committee that it is the most dangerous time that h experienced in his long-decorated 38-year career in the military. this is not the time, as mr. cole pointed out, further increase the risk to our forces and the ability to secure the homeland. the president's budget provides the bare minimum to our forces for fy 2013, wouldthemin later pland cuts over 10 years. the gop budget on the other hand ensures congress fulfills the constitutional requirement for a strong national ef the fiscal realities that face us by incorporating the recommended efficiencies provided by the former gates and the current secretary panetta. i just want to point out again on the impacts of mthod and th accounts -- and the amounts. ability to protect ou

north and south korea. he is in korea for a nuclear summit and he had a warning for north korea. >> north korea will achieveothing by threats or by provocations. north korea knows its obligations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obligations. on this the united states and the rebub lick of korea are united. >> the president and south korean counter part are worried over north korea's plan to laun launch. >> the man who is a heart beet away from the president has a new heartbeat himself. he has already survived five other attacks. here is athena jones. >> former vice president cheney waited more than 20 months for this information to become available. he thanked his team of doctors and medical professionals for their continued outstanding care. we have also heard from a spokesman from former president george w. bush. he said that president bush was in touch with the cheney family. he and mrs. bush were happy to hear that the surgery went well and they are keeping cheney in their prayers for a full and speedy recovery. he has had five heart attacks over the course of his life. he was just 37 y

of its plutonium-based nuclear weapons program that was followed soon after by north korea's withdrawal from the npt, north korea being the only state that has withdrawn from the non- proliferation treaty. it has been 80 years since north korea -- eight years since a professor was taken to the reactor where he was able to handle a second piece of plutonium. a year later, north korea declared it had manufactured nuclear weapons, and later a tested a nuclear device for the first time. it has been almost three years since number 3 in the opening months of the obama administration, despite president obama's persistent plea that he would shake an adversary's hands if they would and clenched fists, north korea determined and stated it would remake on every agreement editor signed and it would resume nuclear testing. it threatens the lysing of an icbm, and it's said that it start and enrichment program that had insisted it had ever done and the first place. and in the following year, again with the professor, he was shown the early resorts of the claims that it had been an on the spot decision to undertake enrich

this exercise was scheduled long in advance of any current happenings in north korea. >> in north korea seems to be treating the two issues separately as well, protesting the exercises with a vast rally in the capital and fierce rhetoric from the country's leaders. but as yet, no political consequences. but how long can the new accord withstand events like these? >> these exercises showed just how differently in america and north korea of you what happens here on the peninsula. as far as americans go, these are defensive drills, designed to improve coordination with its key military ally, south korea. as far as the north is concerned, they are provocative, a preparation for war. >> joint military exercises in the south have always put pressure on that relationship. these come at a particularly fragile time. in the negotiating room, north korea is being offered a new chance of friendship, but on the training ground, they are still the enemy. bbc news. >> you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, women's rights are under threat in afghanistan. could a new ruling turn back th

this exercise was scheduled long in advance of any current happenings in north korea. >> in north korea seems to be treating the two issues separately as well, protesting the exercises with a vast rally in the capital and fierce rhetoric from the country's leaders. but as yet, no political consequences. but how long can the new accord withstand events like these? >> these exercises showed just how differently in america and north korea of you what happens here on the peninsula. as far as americans go, these are defensive drills, designed to improve coordination with its key military ally, south korea. as far as the north is concerned, they are provocative, a preparation for war. >> joint military exercises in the south have always put pressure on that relationship. these come at a particularly fragile time. in the negotiating room, north korea is being offered a new chance of friendship, but on the training ground, they are still the enemy. bbc news. >> you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, women's rights are under threat in afghanistan. could a new ruling turn back th

he told north korea it will achieve nothing by threats and provocation. the president said that if north korea goes ahead with the missile launch it will deepen their isolation and damage relations, as well. mr. obama said south korea and the u.s. will deal sternly with any north korean provocations. he said bad behavior will not be rewarded. we'll have much more on this when cnn weekend early starts in just one minute. [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. love the air. [ zipper, heavy breathing ] ♪ [ male announcer ] linens and duvet washed fresh for every guest. real value. from your friends at hampton. i like yoplait. it is yoplait. but you said it was greek.

koreas are stepping up diplomatic activities following the recent agreement on north korea's nuclear moratorium. the unite and north korea agreed last week that the north will suspend nuclear tests and uranium enrichment and accept inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. in return, the u.s. will provide 240,000 tons of nutritional aid to the north. south korean diplomatic sources say the country's foreign policy kim sung-hwan will have talks with u.s. skt hillary clinton on friday next week. they're expected to discuss their country's response following the agreement. the u.s. and the north differed on several points of their agreement when they announced the details. the north did not say it would allow it plutonium facilities to be inspected by the iaea. u.s. state department spokesperson victoria nuland said there's no difference in the positions of the two countries. >> the u.s. and the dprk both know that the dprk agreed that the iaea would be allowed in to confirm the disablement of the fiv megawatt reactor and associated facilities. so that's something that we're expecting also to be on the l

north korea. this is the north korean government. he people. >>> that is the nature of the regime. if you look at statistics comparing about north korea and south korea. the average north korean is four to six inches taller than the average north korean because of the inadequate diet over decades. when people say we need to appeal to the leadership of north korea to open up so people can have a better life in exchange for giving up a nuclear program, it doesn't fit in that context. >> greta: it's interesting how different the way they look at the world. this is a place that is sealed. we are still at war with them, they see and i'm so disappointed of this missile launch, i thought it was beginning to feed these people. >> absolutely. in every prior feeding effort, u.s. food, japanese food, other humanitarian agencies, nobody has been able successfully to monitor the distribution of the food to make sure it really goes to the starving civilians of north korea. every time either been diverted or monitors have been blocked from observing

>>> president obama touched down in south korea this morning where he issued a warning to north korea. >> northations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obeli faces. >> president obama and south korea's president spoke against north korea's plan to launch a rocket next month. the u.s. and other powers say it would violate a u.n. ban. north korea says any criticism of its weapons program should be considered a declaration of war. president obama is in south korea to attend a nuclear security summit. the president visited the demill tearized zone. he stood behind thick military glass and looked with binoculars to north korea. >> there is something in this spot so particular that there is such a clear line and there is such an obvious impact that you have for the good each and every day that should make all of you proud. >> today was president obama's first visit to the dnz. >>> dick cheney has a new heart. the 71-year-old cheney under went a successful heart transplant surgery in virginia yesterday. he had been on the transplant list for nearly two years. the donor is unknown but i

north korea. what are they trying to achieve here? >> well, china has a number of foreign policy objectives with regard to north korea, and one of them by north korea creating all these problems we go to beijing and say, please, please, please, use your influence. and beijing extracts concessions from us, and it really sort of diverts our attention away from dealing with north korea. um, we really have to change our posture, and this is the same with regard to iran. we . >> we buy into this narrative that the chinese control us. we hold the high cards in this relationship. jenna: very interesting, gordon. always nice to talk to you, look forward to our next conversation. >> thank you. jon: republican presidential candidate rick santorum gets a little testy on the campaign trail going toe to toe with a new york times reporter over comments he made about competitor mitt romney. did santorum go overboard, or is he getting a raw deal from the media? our news watch panel weighs in next. >> mitt romney is the worst republican in the country. is that true? >> what speech did you listen to? >> right here. you said he is the -- >> stop lying.