korean peninsula before donald trump's first in twenty twenty one that's the latest mess has just south korean diplomats from north korea's leader kim jong un's also hinting at an official and to the korean war and agreeing to a third summit with south korea's president later this month rob mcbride has more from seoul. news that this into korean summit will take place had been expected nonetheless confirmation of it has come as something of a relief given the state of stored relations between pyongyang and washington south korea's security chief. has been briefing the blue house the presidential office here in seoul and also the media the event will take place in pyongyang between the eighteenth and the twentieth of september as also reported that north korea remains very much committed to the whole process for the denuclearization on the long term peace of the korean peninsula state run television in north korea has been showing the meeting between kim jong un and the south korean delegation it has all been smiles and handshakes it is also being confirmed that the south korean delegation has

there are going to be a lot of south korean critics who are clued to zeroing in on how much the southn general, the south korean public, there is unanimous consensus on the desire for true heat but the definition of what peace means is diverse in the south. coming up behind these leaders, this 200 strong delegation with president moon, many of them businesspeople, clearly hoping to build business ties, do you think thatis build business ties, do you think that is perhaps slightly optimistic just at the moment? well, you know, it is quite symbolic too. it seems to be sending multiple messages, one is to the north that south korean companies may be prepared to invest in the north korean economy, as long as pyongyang is willing to surrender its nuclear weapons and stockpiles. there are many threads here. some critics in south korea are actually criticising the business leaders participation, saying are they the ones paying for this bill? we will really have to see how this all pans out. but i would not be surprised if one key message really is to show the north korean regime that there a

south korean president.

there with koreans dear fellow south koreans and koreans abroad we opening a new korean peninsula. free of. south and north korea agreed to remove all the risks that might cause war. the military agreement is going to be implemented through constant. consultations. we technically still at war were and war has been deeply embedded over the past sixty five years many young lives were sacrificed and neighbors had this invisible wall behind them the korean peninsula should be permanently at peace so that we can enjoy normal life. over the past three years. because of the confrontation and risk. there was corruption and imbalances but overcoming or these problems we can now going back to the normal and i'm so glad and i am so moved that i can confirm this north and south also agreed how to denuclearize the korean peninsula. north is to. you. permanently closed its nuclear facilities with inspection of the experts outside. and young be on nuclear facilities are to be always so closed or cording to or depending on the measures taken by the us and it is so. great. development from our persp

capital seoul they hailed it as a new era for the korean people both in the north and the south of the peninsula they share a commitment to a denuclearized future so on monday we agreed to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. the agreement means north korea will abolish some of its weapons development infrastructure and international verification. the north has decided to permanently close the tom chang ri engine test sides and missile launches with the attendance of experts from relevant countries. the agreement also says north korea will close the young beyond nuclear facility that's being key to its weapons development but only if the u.s. reciprocates with concessions of its own that sounds like the kind of phase denuclearization rejected by more hawkish figures in washington who demanded north korea dismantles its nuclear program unconditionally and there is still no sign of a full inventory of what weapons the north has or a timetable for when it will give them up in spite of the smiles it's far from certain s

president moon was met by kim jong un at the airport, becoming the first south korean leader to visitl in more than a decade. he's travelling with a delegation of 200 people from seoul including pop stars and business executives. it is going to be tricky and challenging for him because he has his own presidential and domestic agenda. he wants to be the south korean president that finally brought peace to the peninsula but he also has to make sure that us and north korea nuclear negotiations progress and that the areas substantive progress on denuclearisation. he is really caught between a very difficult situation near because those two agendas, it hears agenda and the other one, they do not line up perfectly. and this is where will be a big task for. the south korean administration has set the bar and its expectations, saying that if president moon is able to even broke aus president moon is able to even broke a us north korea dialogue, that will be considered success. and we will have to see what the details are of that. i would be very surprised if we heard kim jong—un say something

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live now to the bbc‘s laura bicker in the south korean capital, seoul.nt welcome to south korean envoys to the one given to the american envoy. we have some breaking news, we can tell you the next inter— korean summit, the third between kim jong—un and moonjae—in will be between september 18 and 20th. he will become the first south korean leader in more than a decade to visit pyongyang. the welcome to the south koreans was warm and friendly and it appears the two sides have managed to french frankly. in a press conference, the south korean envoy said kim jong—un has expressed his frustration is with the world that they do not believe his will to denuclearise and says he wants to denuclearise the eyre peninsula. he wants to come to a peace settlement. —— the korean peninsula. he wants to come to an agreement within the next few weeks before president ben visits the north. —— president moonjae—in. everyone welcomes the news of the summit but there are problems stalling denuclearisation? the main problem seems to be what comes first. the us wants kimjong—un

north korea's leader has told south korean diplomats he has faith in donald trump and wants to get rid of nuclear weapons before trump's first term ends kim jong un also agreed to a third summit with south korea's president expected to be held later this month a major search and rescue operations underway for earthquake survivors in northern japan at least thirty people are feared dead and others are missing on the island of hokkaido early morning six point seven magnitude quake left cranks on the roads of the main city sample landslides are also being reported in some rural areas in the whole day i've heard reports such as people having cardiac arrest landslides collapsed buildings and large scale blackouts saving people's lives is an optimist banerjee while the government deals with the disaster relief we will deal with this crisis south sudanese soldiers have been sentenced over the rape of five aid workers and the murder of a journalist in twenty sixteen a military court handed sentences ranging from four years to life for an attack on the terrain hotel in the capital juba the gove

president moon was met by kim jong un at the airport, becoming the first south korean leader to visite. he's travelling with a delegation of 200 people from seoul including pop stars and business executives. a short while ago i spoke to an academic expert on north and south korea. you know, it is going to be tricky and challenging for him because he has his own presidential and domestic agenda. he wants to be the south korean president that finally brought peace to the peninsula, but he also has to make sui’e peninsula, but he also has to make sure that us and north korea nuclear negotiations progress and that there is substance of progress on denuclearisation. so he is really caught between a very difficult situation here because those to genders, his agenda and a clear agenda, they don't always lined up perfectly. so this is where it is going to be a big task for him. —— nuclear. the house has set the bar, set expectations are saying that if president moonjae—in is able to broker us north korea dialogue, then that would be considered success. we will really have to see what the deta

south korean president moon jay in.expected to emerge in just a few moments this summer's war will be seen as a litmus test for another meeting. kim jong un has had recently too with the u.s. president donald trump and may give clues as to whether the north korean leader leader is serious about denuclearization that is a commitment he made at their first encounter with the u.s. president in june we're going to go live now to rob mcbride who incest standing by for us in solve rob. that's right we are waiting has him here for the doors were open this is been a short flight just under an hour from seoul to pyongyang as you mentioned they're bringing jay and his delegation of some two hundred people there is an equally large crowd gathered pyongyang airport we have seen a number of flags people carrying the north korean flag but also interestingly and we're seeing more and more of this flag if you are not of familiar with it before it's the blue reunification flag of a really unique fied korean peninsula we are waiting to s

economy on the potential of building roads and rail links so there is an awful lot there to get south koreans excited about it has to be said there is a certain amount of summit fatigue here in south korea but people generally despite moon's popularity taking something of a nosedive recently this is an initiative that still generally has backing in south korea and this this summit hasn't finished yet day three tomorrow thursday we'll see jay and go with kim jong un to a very sacred place in your career it was an unshakable part that's just been added to the itinerary to go to. who this is a volcanic mountain way on the northern border with. china that has a special place for all koreans spiritually moving j.n. said he'd never been there before well his wishes come true he will be visiting there before returning to seoul marty from a bride live in the south korean capital seoul thank you and just a couple of minutes ago president trump commented on the summit between the two korean leaders. very good news from the us career south korea. they met and we had a great responses i got a tremendous

public has to also be convinced that reunification would be the right thing right now the south korean economy is really suffering and people are exactly favorable to the idea of welcoming millions more to their country. so south korea thank you very much for that analysis from there thank you. turning now to pakistan with prime the sin of a surety france being released from prison two months into a ten year jail term for corruption now that the high court to suspend the sentence off and his daughter. pending an appeal shortly before july highs general election which was won by should be dr khan. or basically that the charges against him the corruption charges against him while politically motivated not just a bit we find out what's his release from jail means for the new government in pakistan but first have a look at this report. the car carrying pakistan's former prime minister to freedom caught in the throng of supporters. they're celebrating now as shareef and his daughter marianne's release from prison. but we're all very happy and we're sure no washer reach that god willing we'l

but the last visit to pyongyang by a south korean president was by roh moo hyun eleven years ago and that attempt at reconciliation would ultimately fail. south korea says this time it's different. for the first time key moments from this summit are being beamed live into north korean homes it's one of the ways this summit differs from those of the past say south korean officials who are also hoping this one can succeed where others have failed. but critics believe the nuclear concessions the u.s. wants and what north korea is prepared to give may be too great even for the smiling president mood to deliver mosconi sitting on the stockpile of the nuclear weapons would like to me mice is the amount of sings they will have to surrender to placate dormant prop this has been an impressive display of friendship after so much animosity yet it remains to be seen how much of this is just show and how much is of consequence of macbride al jazeera so. the saudi m.r.v. coalition says it's launched a large scale operation targeting areas under control in her day there in yemen the alliance says it

informal talks where north korea's nuclear disarmament is high on the agenda is the first time a south koreanleader has traveled to pyongyang in over a decade north korean state media says the summit offers a chance to improve relations of what right is live for us in seoul and rob interesting snippets of conversation between the leaders and why he's being picked up by the cameras in the guest house what we have him saying. that's right yes there is laura and it's one of the first interesting more candid moments to come out of the summit so far as you've mentioned there what we've seen is a very choreographed display of the friendship of this these. arriving from south korea being warmly greeted hugged by kim jong un and we are now into the first formal set of one on one meetings face to face these are the sessions obviously where we can expect if there's going to be anything substantial to come from this summit this is what's going to produce them and we're not likely to hear if there has been any success until we get into tomorrow wednesday when there are more formal briefings possibly with

but the last visit to pyongyang by a south korean president was by roh moo hyun eleven years ago and that attempt at reconciliation would ultimately fail. south korea says this time it's different. for the first time p. moments from this summit are being beamed live into north korean homes it's one of the ways this summit differs from those of the past say south korean officials who are also hoping this one can succeed where others have failed. but critics believe the nuclear concessions the u.s. wants and what north korea is prepared to give may be too great even for the smiling president mood to deliver mosconi sitting on the stockpile of the nuclear weapons would like to me mice is the amount of things they will have to surrender to placate rob this has been an impressive display of friendship after so much animosity yet it remains to be seen how much of this is just show and how much is of consequence of macbride al-jazeera soul. still to come amiss al-jazeera news a victim of perpetrator defense lawyers for a former ugandan warlord make their case at the hague. intensifying trade

summit it's a summit for the two korean leaders but it is you do mention that the first time a south korean president has traveled to pyongyang the last time was in two thousand and seven the south korean officials who've been carefully preparing for this now for many weeks have been very careful to stress the differences between this visit and previous ones they have talked about the changes in protocol that the there are they have lost some of the formality of previous visits jay and does not have to officially be received by the official head of state of north korea instead of that he can meet with the ultimate ruler of north korea kim jong un and start talks which is what everybody is interested in some of the other differences that officials are pointing out that the fact that some of these proceedings will be seen live by citizens in north korea now this hardly ever happens this kind of access that north koreans don't have to what's happening in their own country a couple of other points in their agenda obviously it's going to be three days of talks but the south koreans have requeste

but the last visit to pyongyang by a south korean president was by roh moo hyun eleven years ago and that attempts at reconciliation would ultimately fail. south korea says this time it's different. for the first time key moments from this summit are being beamed live into north korean homes it's one of the ways this summit differs from those of the past say south korean officials who are also hoping this one can succeed where others have failed. but critics believe the nuclear concessions the u.s. wants and what north korea is prepared to give may be too great even for the smiling president mood to deliver. sitting on the stockpile of the nuclear weapons would like to me my is the amount of sings they will have to surrender to placate prop this has been an impressive display of friendship after so much animosity yet it remains to be seen how much of this is just a show and how much is of consequence robin wright al-jazeera so let's speak to scott snyder in washington d.c. he's the director of the program on u.s. korea policy at the council on foreign relations and is the author of th

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south korea's president says north korean leader kim jong on wants to wreak amends nuclear talks with the chief u.s. diplomat mike compeer and hopes for a second summit with president in. has returned from three days of talks in pyongyang sitting a host of agreements aimed to bring peace to the bend in syria the historic summit ended on a high in and kim jong un came to show they can overcome obstacles together visiting the peak of a sacred volcano in north korea was perhaps a fitting end to this is doric summit north korean leader kim jung un and south korean president mungy in race to their class turns against the stunning backdrop of mt pake to follow in what seemed like positive talks some south koreans though had mixed feelings about the outcome of the summit. personally i believe that peace on the korean peninsula will be possible because times have changed. both leaders are actually trying to find new ways to improve into korean relations and no one talking about condom going to increase the odds they took on their own couldn't get anything out of north korea in terms of denucl

next three days in addition to banquets musical performances and even we understand lord of the south korean delegation has requested an ordinary dinner in an ordinary north korean restaurant somewhere in pyongyang just how ordinary that evening will turn out to be in what is a fairly tightly controlled country remains to be seen but that's how the agenda seems to go out so far and we've seen this the as you say chairs on the streets of pyongyang but one of the feelings among south koreans towards this meeting. it's interesting the south koreans generally are in favor of this whole movement but you do get a sense that something like summit fatigue there is that this is now the third summit but south koreans have seen the tangible benefits of this whole movement towards closer relations with the north you remember it began way back in april which seems an awfully long time ago now but the panmunjom declaration since then we have seen the start again of reunification of families who were separated by the korean war just last week we had the opening up of a liaison office in case on which keeps

hours where north korea's nuclear disarmament will be high on the agenda this is the first time a south korean leader has traveled to the north in over a decade north korean state media says a solid office is charles to improve relations with the south probably it has moved from seoul. this summits now underway with president being the first south korean. president to visit pyongyang since two thousand and seven he is now in talks with kim jong un looking at ways of improving into korean relations and build upon the panmunjom declaration that they signed at the start of this process way back in april of course the big prize is try to find some way of advancing talks that have remained stalled between north korea and the united states on ways of north korea giving up its nuclear arsenal but so far officials from south korea and also north korea will be happy with the way that this has begun the official visit official welcome to pyongyang airport and also a warm welcome with kim jong un going to the steps of the plane to greet personally moving jay and this is a break with protocol it's one of

it out on this visit we know there one scene is accompanied by the leaders of some of the top south korean companies including some song and they are to have a separate meeting with a member of the north korean cabinet but they are very much hamstrung and they very much prevented from entering into any concrete agreements because the sanctions are in force there's very little they can do about that a lot of these talks then woods. seemed to be just a theoretical ones they just kind of. had blue sky imagining what a future reunified korea would look like but nonetheless important dialogue important discussion absolutely and at this point i think the government here recognizes dad it's difficult to make further progress on the economic front or on the front of into korean. reconciliation unless there are going to be sanctions lifted from north korea and right now what the problem is trying to do by taking these business leaders to try and show enthusiasm for economic ventures is to convey to north korea that yes if you are to make this tiny concession and try to move toward the new fluoridat

has suggested that could be an official and to the war with the south he's agreed to meet his south korean counterpart in again in two weeks' time the news came from a meeting in pyongyang with senior officials from seoul kim says he wants to realize denuclearization within donald trump's first term telling the south korean officials his faith in the u.s. president was unchanged president trump canceled a visit to the north by his secretary of state last month sizing a lack of progress greg mcbride is in the south korean capital seoul. news that this into korean summit will take place had been expected nonetheless confirmation of it has come as something of a relief given the state of stored relations between pyongyang and washington south korea's security chief. has been briefing the blue house the presidential office here in seoul and also the media the event will take place in pyongyang between the eighteenth and the twentieth of september as also reported that north korea remains very much committed to the whole process for the denuclearization on the long term peace of the korean peni

hope here in the south that it will provide some break in this deadlock especially in the talks between the united states and north korea we know the relationship has been built into korean relationship between north and south korea and we're seeing more evidence of that today an official welcome in pyongyang elizabeth but also in. we said a very friendly one hugs handshakes smiles also breaks with protocol with kim jong un himself coming to the plane the steps of the plane to greet moon j.n. in person this is we are told a break in protocol it's just one of the ways that this summit is different to the previous summits that have taken place under previous presidents and according to the south korean officials it gives hope is evidence that unlike previous summits and initiatives this one might indeed be successful we will wait and see over the coming days but let me bring in as a wanker who here who is a commentator who has followed these various initiatives and also following very closely this particular move by moving jay in the third summit now what can we expect from this summit do you think well this is very much a working visit from ones in of course it's very sym

national security council but the south korean president has arrived in the north for a summit here in jane was greeted out pyongyang at ports by the north korean leader kim jong un the south korean president is accompanied by a two hundred strong delegation is bringing with him business leaders including the heads of samsung and l.g. is that there is into korean summit this year the previous meetings took place on the border say but this is the first time in ten yes this is south korean media has visited pyongyang him and moon are expected to discuss an ongoing peace plan d. to rise asian they could sign a bilateral measure agreements. and as we mentioned visit comes just after the u.s. accused russia of violating sanctions against north korea antiwar activist brian baca believes washington does not want to see pace emerge on the korean peninsula. if you look at the last year all of the good progress has really come from north and south koreans they want to live together they want to have peace they want to end the war they want to have economic integration this frightens the united s

south korean special envoys have visited the north korean capital to prepare another meeting, later thismoon jae—in and kim jong—un. i spokejust now i spoke just now to our correspondent. the next inter—korean summit, the third between president moon and kimjong—un, will be between september 18th and september 20th. president moon will viit pyongyang for three days. he will become the first south korean leader in more than a decade to visit pyongyang later this month. and you're right, that welcome by kim jong—un to the south korean envoys was warm, it was friendly and it appears the two sides have managed to speak frankly. in a press conference in the last few minutes, the south korean envoys have said that kim jong—un has expressed his frustration with the world, that they are not believing his will to denuclearise and he has reiterated his claim that he wants to denuclearise the korean peninsula. and he says he has a firm will to work with the south koreans to come to a peace settlement. the two koreas will also set up a joint liason office where the two ocan discuss ways to come to a

visit is the first by a south korean leader to the north in eleven years and top of the proletariat gender reproaching stalled talks with the u.s. on denuclearizing the korean peninsula. bible kendell e discuss advancing the nuclearization with president. has president moon and i build trust with each other our progress towards a peaceful and prosperous korean peninsula will become faster. you wonder not because complete denuclearization and the establishment of peace on the korean peninsula is an important agenda good as it is a completely new resolution there could be various challenges and difficulties however chairman kim jong un and i share trust and friendship and. relations between the two koreas do seem to be improving but real progress in the region will depend on convincing the us that the north is serious about getting rid of its nuclear weapons. let's get more from political scientist robert e. kelley from south korea suppose that national university welcome to doubly so happy seen some problems as a piece from pyongyang but was anything of substance achieved. a little bit i th

but the last visit to pyongyang by a south korean president roh moo hyun eleven years ago and that attempt at reconciliation would ultimately fail. south korea says this time it's different. for the first time key moments from this summit are being beamed live into north korean homes it's one of the ways this summit differs from those of the past say south korean officials who are also hoping.

but the last visit to pyongyang by a south korean president was by roh moo hyun eleven years ago and that attempt at reconciliation would ultimately fail. south korea says this time it's different for the first time peabo moments from this summit are being beamed live into north korean homes it's one of the ways this summit differs from those of the past say south korean officials who are also hoping this one can succeed where others have failed. but critics believe the nuclear concessions the u.s. wants and what north korea is prepared to give may be too great even for the smiling president mood to deliver mosconi else sitting on the stockpile of the nuclear weapons would like to me mice is the amount of sings they will have to surrender to placate dormant prob this is been an impressive display of friendship after so much animosity yet it remains to be seen how much of this is just a show and how much is of consequence bright al-jazeera so. just five days before voices in the modis go to the polls a major new piece of investigative journalism is raising questions about the sitting p

leader has been to the capital of the north. —— that a south korean leader.will bring you anything more that we get on this, both on bbc news online and write here on bbc world news. quite an incredible picture. not so long ago, you would not have imagined this. really quite something. farquhar it wasn't so long ago that we saw the picture of the two of them on the border between the two koreas and it was such a big moment when they jump across koreas and it was such a big moment when theyjump across the border. now we have south korea's president moonjae—in in the capital of north korea. you can reach me on twitter. there is some disturbed and potentially dangerous weather on the way through the day ahead. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for the strength of the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm ali. a all down to storm ali. lot of isobars on the charter. this a lot of isobars on the charter. this is a storm alley pushing its way across north—western parts of the uk. we h

moon jae—in, to we are expecting the south korean president, moonjae—in, to arrive in chong yang. re of that to come on bbc news. now, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's back. the uefa champions league returns, with real madrid going forfour in a row, but will they be able to do it without cristiano ronaldo? al duhail‘s nine match winning run comes to an end in the asian champions league, as persepolis make it into the semi—finals. and, in shock. the new vuelta a espana champion who still can't believe he won it. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. the uefa champions league returns on tuesday with matchday one already serving up some big clashes between europe's top clubs. last season's beaten finalists liverpool start their campaign against paris st germain, whilst a day later the holders

well we basically get reports i don't they are some south korean john the t.v. ournalist in pyongyang covering the summit and also some. north korean journalists and actually the axis for not princeton it's quite you get a lot of t.v. footage that don't look very staged for example one image that i would like to point out this is when arriving at the airport and conjunctions little sister was awaiting for him to see her which is in the waiting lounge and notice you're looking at her smartphone and built in very tense and obvious and it has been staged i mean she didn't know that she should be ok now the agenda in pyongyang is not limited to north korea's nuclear weapons program what's at stake act. i mean they're different interests from the south korean side i think the first issue is not necessarily the t.v. crew station but rather improving the korean tice name. ending the korean war i mean signing a few for that technically you also need the chinese side and the u.s. because they were the ones signing the armistice and nineteen fifty three but also in this de

push north and south korean. home and abroad.we head into a korean summit encountering young and both the signed and the september joint declaration. into korean relations turned made a turning point with the april permanent german declaration and with this joint declaration in september we aim to strengthen or improve this in relations and for the peace and prosperity. and i'd like to thank president moon and all the people from the south korean government for their hard work to stick to their promise and commitment for us for this for the april pam and jim declaration. the decision of both leaders have been supported by all the people of south and north korea and i'd like to thank. all those unwavering support from both koreans home and abroad. i mean. this south and north korea started to work closely together. starting from winter olympics. which reached today. and it has. created this reach fruit in autumn. and new history has been realized as it was described in. president moon and i looked back on the improved relations be

the south korean president, moonjae—in, has arrived in pyongyang.alled denuclearisation talks between north korea and the united states. 29 people — mostly miners and their families — are still missing after a landslide buried their shelter in the northern phillippines during a typhoon. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the south china morning post and breaking news — well we said it might happen yesterday, and it has. president trump has announced new tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with beijing. and onto brexit in the guardian and a warning that french president macron wants key points nailed down now, rather than allow any ambiguity of major issues — which is completely at odds with michael gove's assertion that any deal could be undone by mps after brexit. let's now look at the business pages of the times, and staying with brexit — the impact it's already having on the car company jaguar, who have put 1000 workers on a three

the key differences have to do with the number of us cars that can be sold into the south korean marketell as the fact that south korea agreed to a quota when it comes to the amount of steel that it can sell into the us market. as a result, it won't be subject to those steel ta riffs won't be subject to those steel tariffs the trump administration imposed earlier this year. but the key thing about this agreement is that, while it probably won't do much to significantly decrease the trade deficit between the us and south korea, it does provide the trump administration with an easy when when it comes to the many trade battles it is fighting across the world —— easy win. battles it is fighting across the world -- easy win. let's take a look at the oil markets, and crude prices climbing above $81 for brent crude, its highest level since november 20 14. opec its highest level since november 20 1a. opec leader in saudi arabia and its biggest ally outside the group, russia, have ruled out any immediate increase in output to help cool down the market. well, demand for crude is strong. one analy

national security council meanwhile the south korean president has arrived to the north for a summit and was greeted pyongyang airport by the north korean leader kim jong il the south korean president brought with him business leaders including the heads of some sung and l.t. is the third to enter korean summits this year but this is the first time in a decade a south korean leader has visited pyongyang kim and moon are expected to discuss an ongoing peace plan and denuclearize asia. as we mentioned means a visit comes just after the u.s. accused russia of violating sanctions against north korea antiwar activist brian becker believes washington doesn't actually want to see peace on the not the korean peninsula if you look at the last year all of the good progress has really come from north and south koreans they want to live together they want to have peace they want it and the war they want to have economic integration this frightens the united states because the united states sees south korea not as an ally but as an extension of american power and the u.s. fears any kind of reunifi

pompei when the trumpet ministration can't seem to get the peace machine moving in north korea south korean president made some pretty big moves this week after a three day visit to the formerly hermit kingdom in a statement a press revealed that kim jong own expressed his wish that he wanted to complete the denuclearization quickly and focus on economic development which is which is actually what those who. as the use of sanctions say is the purpose the goal economic hardship and isolation eventual breaks down the walls and painless as possible without war but many including the brooking institute's human pack think quote there are serious risks of a premature peace declaration or as evan sankey a research analyst at the john hopkins institute who claims and the national interest magazine that while he doesn't believe peace is even possible the process is helpful because quote washington has learned that the south korean president if too deeply invested in rip that's right hogwash others experts in foreign policy are claiming that north and south korea and its leaders are far too intereste

we'll start with reactions from the korean press as the leaders of north and south korea hold their thirdmit. >> avoiding clashes and nukes is how one paper has pretty much summed up the goal of this -- is at the korean june with us on the front page there. south korea's hoping to advance peace talks with kim jong-un. it is another main objective, continuing the peace talks and denuclearization. a lot is resting on moves shoulders when it comes to dealing with north korea. of the the success singapore summit between donald trump and kim jong-un, relations have become frothy as of late and moon is expected to help put the u.s. and north korean negotiations back on track. it involves move the longer just playing good cop to donald trump's backpack, it's time for you and also to get tough talking with pyongyang. in argentina, the former president has been formally indicted on corruption charges. >> a federal judge in argentina has accused of former president of corruption and bribery fromving work contractors 2007 to 2015. he wants her legislative immunity lifted so he can detain her. also a

on top of the world north and south korean leaders wrap up three days of talks with hopes for peace or condone calls for a second summit with the u.s. president. and millions of shia muslims around the world commemorate assura find out why u.s. sanctions have made it harder for a rainy to take part. time is running out that's the warning from e.u. leaders to british prime minister to resign may of a break sit with just six months to go european council president donald tusk says may's proposal undermines the single market and is unworkable and says deal with so-called checkers plan is the only one on the table and if you doesn't take it she's prepared to walk away. the moment of truth for. the october european council. in october we expect maximum progress and resolve in the budget talks. then we will decide whether. to call an extra law in november to finalize. the deal. yes concerns have been raised i want to know what those concerns are there's a lot of hard work to be done but i believe that there is a willingness to do a deal but let nobody be in any doubt that as i've always said

is the first time in ten years this is south korean leader has visited pyongyang. are expected to discuss an ongoing peace plan nuclearize ation and they could sign a bilateral trade agreements. as we mentioned visit comes just after the u.s. accused russia of violating sanctions against north korea antiwar activist brian baca believes washington does not want to see peace emerge on the korean peninsula . if you look at the last year all of the good progress has really come from north and south koreans they want to live together they want to have peace they want to end the war they want to have economic integration this frightens the united states because the united states is south korea not as an ally but as an extension of american power and the u.s. fears any kind of reunification in korea or among koreans will diminish american presence in this important part of the world on the eve of the next summit between the north korean leadership kim jong un and long j. in the leadership of south korea the u.s. once that they rail of this process or at least some people

north korea's leader has told south korean diplomats he has faith in donald trump and wants to get rid of nuclear weapons before his first term ends at a meeting in pyongyang kim jong il and also agreed to a third summit with south korea's president later this month the u.s. secretary of state canceled a visit to the north last month after president trunk complained of lack of progress on denuclearization macwrite has more from the south korean capital seoul . news that this into korean summit will take place had been expected nonetheless confirmation of it has come as something of a relief given the state of stored relations between pyongyang and washington south korea's security chief. has been briefing the blue house the presidential office here in seoul and also the media the event will take place in pyongyang between the eighteenth and the twentieth of september is also reported that north korea remains very much committed to the whole process for the denuclearization on the long term peace of the korean peninsula state run television in north korea has been showing the meeting be

s of the leading south korean companies moon is looking for closer economic ties with north korea despite sanctions over its nuclear program. bride reports from seoul. now the big issue of course adrian is the whole question of did you clear eyes ation and just how committed north korea are to that process but as far as a south korean officials are concerned they seem convinced by the sincerity of north korea kim jong un they said even last week in negotiations with south korean officials seem to accept that he has to give up his nuclear arsenal during president trump's first term in office which would seem to suggest within a time span of two years and the south korean officials believe that he's sincere about that it does seem to be a big ask given the extent of their development of their of their nuclear and missile programs but we have seen many twists and turns in this diplomatic dance that has taken place this year that nobody can rule out just what might happen in the coming few days and what this delegation might bring back from pyongyang a weather update next here on al-jazeera t

they had to do with us car imports into south korea, as well as still quotas when it comes to south koreants. the key thing is this is unlikely to significantly increase the us trade deficit with south korea, but it does provide the trump administration an easy win when it comes to its seemingly unending trade battles with the rest of the world. doug mcwilliams is the deputy chair at the centre for economics and business research. good morning. good morning. so interesting that the us and south korea are tweaking the 2012 deal, as it were, and president trump is describing it as a very big deal. give us your take. well, i think he is exaggerating his importance, but he isa is exaggerating his importance, but he is a politician so you can't entirely blame him for that. it looks like a fairly modest tweet to what existed. —— tweak to what existed. despite the fire and brimstone and all the talk, actually when it comes down to talking, as long as he feels he can stick his name on it, he is prepared to do a deal. and that is quite good news because there are much better deals that are going to

you know with al jazeera times reza take a look at the top stories south korean officials say the north sea the king jong il is open to declaring the korean war fighting ended sixty five years ago with an armistice agreement at a meeting in pyongyang on wednesday kim said he wanted to make the official declaration to build trust with the south. a powerful earthquake has hit parts of the northern japanese island of hokkaido the six point seven magnitude quake struck in the early hours of thursday it said items tumbling off the shelves and left cracks in the roads on the island's main city of sapporo and local media reporting landslides in rural areas no tsunami warning that has been issued. the leaders of iran russia and turkey preparing to meet on friday to talk about the future of syria turkey fears major fighting in italy a province to push hundreds of thousands of refugees over its borders a government ground offensive to retake the country's last remaining rebel held province appears imminent. u.s. president donald trump wants a new york times to identify the author of an anonymous

but the last visit to pyongyang by a south korean president was by roh moo hyun eleven years ago and that attempt at reconciliation would ultimately fail. south korea says this time it's different. for the first time key moments from this summit of being beamed live into north korean homes it's one of the ways this summit differs from those of the past say south korean officials who are also hoping this one can succeed where others have failed. but critics believe the nuclear concessions the u.s. wants and what north korea is prepared to give may be too great even for the smiling president mood to deliver mosconi sitting on the stockpile of the nuclear weapons would like to me mice is the amount of sings they will have to surrender.

hours when north korea's nuclear disarmament will be high on the agenda the says the first time a south korean leader has traveled to the north and a decade north korean state media says the summit offers a chance to improve relations with the south mcbride has more from seoul. this summit is now underway with president being the first south korean president to visit pyongyang since two thousand and seven he is now in talks with kim jong un looking at ways of improving into korean relations and build upon the. declaration that they signed at the start of this process way back in april of course the big prize is try to find some way of advancing talks that have remained stalled between north korea and the united states on ways of north korea giving up its nuclear arsenal but so. fire officials from south korea and also north korea will be happy with the way that this has begun the official visit official welcome to pyongyang airport and also a warm welcome with kim jong un going to the steps of the plane to greet personally moving jay in this is a break with protocol it's one of the things that