jong il kim jong il had been north korean leader for six years and was fresh from his first overseas visit to china with pyongyang on the world stage fascinated citizens across the border watched events unfold on television. the europeans keep saying that i live like a recluse thanks to president kim's visit i'm liberated from reclusion. this three day display of friendship culminated in an agreement and one of the south korean president a nobel peace prize among the promises reunions for families separated by the korean war and a joint business park at kaesong just north of the border. but global politics weren't on their side. in two thousand the u.s. had a change in administration from clinton to bush and the hard line policy became prominent the results of the two thousand summit weren't sustained. don young was unification minister under the next south korean president roh moo hyun who continued his predecessor's sunshine policy in two thousand and five chung delivered an invitation to kim jong il for another summit and two years later president roh stepped over the border with

with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience . oh. i know him face to face i hope for me to realize that north and south korea will not just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by are not enemies who must fight against each other but the farmers you share the same bloodline who must you know hurt. you. it was a day rich with symbolism and surprises this was the moment kim stepped over the border to the side in the demilitarized zone he's the first north korean leader to set fish in the site since one thousand nine hundred fifty three in a show of unity men returned the favor by crossing briefly to the north with kim. after planting a peace treaty on the demarcation line maine and kim held private talks on this fifth bridge the same color as the unified korean flag used in sporting events. their spouses were introduced before the banquet where they dined on cold noodles a speciality from the north. despite the grain breaking meeting a history of field peace attempts has some critics wary of the north

kim jong il needs on our on his horse your reading of these reports running around in the past few hours from the young saying that north korea's nuclear test facility has in fact now collapsed because they've tested it they've used it six times and they've been right it's in effect so that kind of colors what the north korean leadership is doing or saying when it says ok look we won't test anymore they might be saying we won't test anymore because they can't test anymore. well i'm i'm quite skeptical of those talks of those reports i've looked at some of the analysis i've talked to some people who know who have seen the test site who have looked at the data that site is very large and what they're talking about is that there has been some collapse of seared in some of the of the mountain itself because a large explosion especially one that happened september leaves space and so what has happened is the seismic event has been the collapse of those things but doesn't mean that it's not usable there are other mountains in the area there are a number of other tunnels that are under other mo

jong il and what does this mean for hopes of peace on the korean peninsula. i bring golf it's good to have you with us israel is a celebrating seventy years of independence today the country's anniversary began with the observance of memorial day somber occasion that brought the nation to a standstill. at eleven o'clock this morning israelis polls for two minutes to remember. when soldiers and victims of terrorism the country turn to more joyful celebrations tonight israel was founded after the partition of palestine in one nine hundred forty eight providing jews with a homeland but also causing divisions which have lasted to this day. well for more now i'm joined by the w.'s tanya kramer she is on the story for us tonight from jerusalem good evening to you tanya seventy years of israel is a story of success it's also a story of expulsions war in violence what does this day mean to the israeli people tonight. my friend you can see here tonight i mean we had the you know the some live mood of memorial day and now it turns into this test if new tonight here i'm

jong il and last week . a stunning turnaround just three months ago trump and kim were engaged in a war of words sparked by p.r. yang's nuclear program and long range missile launches but the new year marked a new direction for the isolated country there was a thaw in relations with south korea with the north participating in the winter olympics and a joint korean talks moved to and hostilities as well as talks of denuclearization . so just how significant is this meeting between cia director mike pompei o and north korean leader kim jong un reuters correspondent josh smith and sole has been monitoring the flurry of diplomacy. well compare is the most senior u.s. official to have met personally with kim jong un and the fact that he met with kim personally does seem to indicate how serious this is both sides seem to be putting their most senior people directly on the issue which does seem to make all these talks more likely to trump said quote good relationship was formed during pomp a.o.s. visit there so whe

another hint of a conciliatory gesture on the korean peninsula north korean leader kim jong il unwelcome south korean pop stars to pyongyang as the north and south gear up for a political summit. and pope francis addresses the faithful on easter one of the most important days on the christian calendar he urges an end to the world's conflicts and make a special appeal on behalf of those suffering in syria. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us opposition fighters have started evacuating the town of duma the last rebel held stronghold in the suburbs of damascus pro assad forces say they've reached an agreement with the largest rebel group to pull out of the territory and sources have told the w's that fighters from a smaller rebel group are also participating in the evacuation fighting in eastern guta. in recent weeks has caused more than sixteen hundred civilian casualties according to our rights group. correspondent is following the development from beirut in neighboring lebanon and shall start by bringing us up to date on the rubble of accusations from eastern is there now an agreement

another hint of a conciliatory gesture on the korean peninsula north korean leader kim jong il and welcomes south korean pop stars to pyongyang as the north and south gear up for a political summit. and pope francis addresses the faithful on easter sunday one of the most important days of the christian calendar pyrogen as an end to the world conflicts and makes a special appeal on behalf of those suffering in syria. i'm myatt's waiter thanks for joining us opposition fighters have started evacuating the town of duma the last rebel held stronghold in the suburbs of damascus pro assad forces say they've reached an agreement with the largest rebel group to pull out of the territory and sources tell you that fighters from a smaller rebel group are also participating in the evacuation fighting in eastern guta in recent weeks has killed hundreds now regime forces are poised to take control at a terrible human cost. the road to eastern ghouta passers by ruined buildings and abandoned lifeless villages. on the roadside corpses rebels that nobody has stopped to bury displaying victory signs assad's

with his sister in attendance the north korean leader kim jong il address the audience. for. any book signing face to face hold for many realize that north and south korea will not just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by are not enemies who must fight against each other but the families you share the same bloodline who must you know that. even. despite the grain breaking meeting a history of failed peace attempts has some critics wary of the north's commitment the next step a meeting between kim jong il and us president donald trump is planned for may or june. correspondent philip belsky is covering the story for us in seoul philip it's good to see you it's the morning after now that the dust has somewhat settled what are people there saying about what unfolded between these two leaders where we were able to talk to a couple of people this morning and most of them i have to say there were really optimistic obviously many people had not expected the north into south to be able to agree on so many points and one woman for instance she sai

jong il shuts a nuclear test site in the north next month. gerri is made up of a series of tunnels in the mountainous north east of the country has reportedly seen six nuclear tests since two thousand and six the last since that temper of last year that will all end in may according to remarks by kim jong un quoted by the south koreans the shutdown would be also transparent with international experts and journalists on hand kim said if a summit with u.s. president trump takes place it will be clear he's not a person who would fire missiles at the u.s. suffer korea also quoted kim saying approach why would north korea keep nuclear weapon us if we get talks to the us more regularly feel trust gets a deal to end the war and receive a non-aggression agreement. this. for his part trump told supporters in michigan this saturday that is proposed meeting with kim jong un is in the works i think we'll have a meeting over the next three or four weeks are going to be his tone was cautiously optimistic but he added. but we'll see how it and again whateve

president donald trump confirms senior officials met north korean leader kim jong il on u.s. media say cia director michael pay a travel to pyongyang what does this mean for peace for the korean peninsula. also coming up another delay in reports of gunfire in do look could block a team of international chemical weapons inspectors from entering the syrian city they've been tasked with analyzing the site of a suspected poison gas attack a love of days ago. that the largest ballboy ration of its kind ever carried out by germany's federal police early morning raids net more than one hundred suspects on sex trafficking charges. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we begin in the u.s. where it's being reported that cia director mike pump aoe traveled to pyongyang and met north korean leader kim jong un the secret meeting over easter was to lay the groundwork for the planned direct talks between u.s. president donald trump and kim trump who is currently hosting japanese prime minister shinzo they had his mar-a lago resort in florida said there had been talks at the highe

jong il and last week. a stunning turnaround just three months ago trump and kim were engaged in a war of words sparked by p.r. yang's nuclear program and long range missile launches. but the new year marked a new direction for the isolated country there was a thaw in relations with south korea who allowed the north to participate in the winter olympics and during joint korean talks moved to end hostilities as well as talk of denuclearization. in early march kim offers to hold talks with washington to the shock of many observers trump accepts his administration's secret trip to pyongyang is further evidence that those talks will really go ahead five different locations are reportedly under discussion with trump adding that he's expecting to meet with kim late in may or early june. so just how significant is this meeting between cia director mike pompei o and korean leader kim jong un reuters correspondent josh smith and sole has been monitoring the flurry of diplomacy. well compare is the most senior u.s. o

jong il and the u.s. media say cia director mike pump you know travels the film yet what does this mean for peace on the korean peninsula also coming up the largest operation of its kind ever carried out by germany's federal police early morning raids nets more than one hundred suspects on sex trafficking charges. also coming up another delay reports of gunfire in duma appear to have blocked a team of international chemical weapons inspectors from entering the syrian city they have been tasked with analyzing the site of a suspected poison gas attack on love and days ago. and in sports fired continue their charge towards a competent travel the think a chance it overcame leverkusen in the german cup semifinals last night we have all eight goals coming up. soon so was going to have to have you with us we begin in the u.s. where it's being reported that cia director mike pompei o traveled to pyongyang and met north korean leader kim jong il and the secret meeting over easter was to lay the groundwork for the

jong il and us president donald trump is planned for may or june. so what has today's ceremony achieved beyond warm words photo opportunities and headlines how this must lead as director of research at the graduate school of east asian studies here and welcome to g.w. we saw the declarations in the report has anything of substance been achieved today absolutely they put their pledges into writing this was the necessary condition for bringing about a peace process so they showed the world on it with this document their sincerity regarding their wish their will to to improve the situation denuclearization of course is one of the big prizes that was held up as a pledge by south korea's president in his statement whereas kim jong un in his statement afterwards didn't mention it both sides really on the same page i would definitely say so literally i mean they put it on the same page and they signed it that he didn't mention it in his speech i think we don't have to overrated the important thing is that kim jong un himself he knows that there is no other

with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience . oh mothers of any hopes are now being face to face i hope for many realize that north and south korea just neighbors who live separately but rather a family so we who live so close boy are not enemies we must fight against each other. all the farmers who share the same blood line who must unite. even though. it was a day rich with symbolism and surprises this was the moment kim stepped over the border to the side in the demilitarized zone he's the first north korean leader to set fish in the sights since nine hundred fifty three in a show of unity men returned the favor by crossing briefly to the north with kim. after planting a peace treaty on the demarcation line maine and kim held private talks on this fifth bridge the same color as the unified korean flag used in sporting events. their spouses were introduced before the banquet where they dined on cold noodles a speciality from the north despite the grain breaking meeting a history of failed peace attempts has some critics wary of

jong il and in north korea tweeting it went very smoothly what does this mean for peace on the korean peninsula. also coming up another delay reports of gunfire in duma appear to unlock the team of the international chemical weapons inspectors from entering the syrian city they've been tasked with analyzing the site of a suspected poison gas attack eleven days ago. the largest operation of its kind average turned out by germany's federal police early morning raids nets more than one hundred suspects on sex trafficking drugs. i'm sorry so it's kind of good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has confirmed that cia director mike pump aoe traveled to pyongyang and met north korean leader kim jong il and he tweeted that the secret trip went very well trump has been hosting japanese prime minister shinzo ave at his mar-a lago resort in florida. to syria now where there is doubt as to whether inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons will be able to start their investigation into the suspected poison gas attack today they're currently in damascus b

with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience. oh mothers who are warning stunning face to face home for many realize that north and south korea not just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by are not enemies who must fight against each other but are also farmers who share the same bloodline who must unite. even. despite the grain breaking meeting a history of failed peace attempts has some critics wary of the north's commitment the next step a meeting between kim jong il and us president donald trump is planned for may or june. now this wasn't the first summit meeting between the leaders of north and south korea earlier i asked for a spawn philip belsky in seoul if there's a sense that this time was really different. well if you talk about concrete measures the whole picture gets much more with a whole situation gets much much more complicated so many experts warn against to be to be too optimistic and that's because still so many open questions obviously it's one thing to agree on the long ter

with his sister in attendance the north korean leader kim jong il address the audience. warning going face to face i hope for me to realize that north and south korea just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by all not enemies who must fight against each other . all the farmers who share the same blood line who must you know hurt. even. despite the grain breaking meeting a history of failed peace attempts has some critics wary of the north's commitment the next step a meeting between kim jong il and us president donald trump is planned for may or june. now this wasn't the first summit meeting between the leaders of north and south korea earlier i asked you tell these philip belsky in seoul if there was a sense that this time was really different. well if you talk about concrete measures the whole picture gets much more the whole situation gets much much more complicated so many experts warn against to be to be too optimistic and that's because still so many open questions obviously it's one thing to agree on the long term goal for inst

jong il shuts a nuclear test site in the north next month. gerri is made up of a series of tunnels in the mountainous north east of the country has reportedly seen six nuclear tests since two thousand and six the last since the temper of last year that will all end in may according to remarks by kim jong un quoted by the south koreans the shutdown would be also transparent with international experts and journalists on hand kim said if a summit with u.s. president trump takes place it will be clear he's not a person who would fire missiles at the u.s. soft korea also quoted kim saying. why would north korea keep nuclear weapons if we get talks with the us more regularly feel trust gets a deal to end the war and receive a non-aggression agreement. for his part trump told supporters in michigan this saturday that is proposed to meeting with kim jong un is in the works i think we'll have a meeting over the next three or four weeks are going to be his tone was cautiously optimistic but he added. but we'll see how it and again whatever happens happ

donald trump and and kim jong il and during the time there's been a little bit of a shuffle and donald trump's cabinet since then obviously not might compare who is now in a different role he was cia director now secretary of state john bolton as the new national security advisor. how knowing what we know about their their public service how do you see those two in particular either affecting or changing how the u.s. has been dealing with north korea. well both of them are hawks in their foreign policy but i think they have potentially different views on north korea because it has been the cia that has been engaged in the contacts with the north koreans with north korean intelligence that's the main channel of communications that is existed between the u.s. and north korea since the olympics there was really no discussions going on before the olympics i'm told by diplomats and of course it was mike pompei o in one of his final days as cia director who made that secret trip to pyongyang diplomats are speculated to me that that no longer became secret and was leaked by the trumpet minist

jong il kim jong il had been north korean leader for six years and was fresh from his first overseas visit to china with pyongyang on the world stage fascinated citizens across the border watched events unfold on television. the europeans keep saying that i live like a recluse thanks to president kim's visit i'm liberated from reclusion. this three day display of friendship culminated in an agreement and one of the south korean president a nobel peace prize among the promises reunions for families separated by the korean war and a joint business park at kaesong just north of the border. but global politics weren't on their side. in two thousand the u.s. had a change in administration from clinton to bush and the hard line policy became prominent the results of the two thousand summit weren't sustained. don young was unification minister under the next south korean president roh moo hyun who continued his predecessor's sunshine policy in two thousand and five chung delivered an invitation to kim jong il for another summit and two years later president roh stepped over the border with

confirms its held top level talks in pyongyang with kim jong il. still a no go international monitors are yet to get the green light into duma to examine the site of a suspected chemical attack. its independence day in zimbabwe and for the first time in almost three decades a different man is front and center of the celebrations plus. obama may. be the end of an era cuba prepares to start a new chapter without the castros at the helm. and in sport manny pacquiao insists his time isn't over as the boxer the filipino fight legend confirmed that plans for his first contest in more than a year. welcome to the program the u.s. president has confirmed that his nominee for secretary of state made a secret visit to north korea this is the man himself current cia chief mike pompei o donald trump says he met the north korean leader in pyongyang last week when it comes as the groundwork being laid for a possible summit between trump and kim jong il and in a separate development south korea says it may pursue a formal post-war treaty with north korea when its

jong il and he says he wants to proceed economic growth and peace instead what about the weapons he already hans also coming up. daunting change to protect children in india the indian government approves the death penalty.

jong il. in the coming weeks to discuss the nuclear ization of the korean peninsula hopefully that meeting will be a great success and we're looking forward to it would be a tremendous thing for north korea and a tremendous thing for the world so we will be doing everything possible. to make it a worldwide success not just for the united states or south korea or north korea or japan but for the entire world. just because north korea is responding to dialogue should be no reward maximum pressure should be maintained and actual implementation and action towards denuclearize ation will be demanded this firm policy has once again been completely shared between us. that has more. as u.s. president donald trump and japanese prime minister shinzo abbay wrapped up their two days of meetings here in west palm beach florida at the mar-a lago resort of donald trump they certainly expressed considerable optimism donald trump underscoring that he believes there's a tremendous opportunity not just for the u

confirms its held top level talks and pyongyang with kim jong il. still a no go international monitors are yet to get the green light and to examine the site of a suspected chemical attack. and cuban politicians begin picking a new president signaling the end of the castro. the turkish president has called for early parliamentary and presidential elections russia typer one says a snap poll will be held. on june twenty fourth elections were originally scheduled for november twenty ninth teens but what about move them up to usher in a new presidential system or turkey switching from a parliamentary system to a presidential one can increase the power of the president with an s. barak ali joins us live now from istanbul he's the director of european studies at the set a foundation how surprised are you by this snap election and why is the turkish president doing this now of course it's early elections and this is a surprise but at the same time since we had this referendum last year and we had an drastic change in the turkish. political system from parl

jong il kim jong il had been north korean leader for six years and was fresh from his first overseas visit to china with pyongyang on the world stage fascinated citizens across the border watched events unfold on television. the europeans keep saying that i live like a recluse thanks to president kim's visit i'm liberated from reclusion. this three day display of friendship culminated in an agreement and one of the south korean president a nobel peace prize among the promises reunions for families separated by the korean war and a joint business park at kaesong just north of the border. but global politics weren't on their side. in two thousand the u.s. had a change in administration from clinton to bush and the hard line policy became prominent the results of the two thousand summit weren't sustained. long young was unification minister under the next south korean president roh moo hyun who continued his predecessor's sunshine policy in two thousand and five chung delivered an invitation to kim jong il for another summit and two years later president roh stepped over the border with

of that plan and kim jong—un‘s father, kim jong—il. of that plan and kim jong—un‘s father, kimjong—il. father, kimjong—il. peninsular at those times, and it hasn't come to anything in the past. hasn't come to anything in the past. to be caught up in the upper sphere here. here. leaders and a real sense that something might be changing. something might be changing. point off, does kimjong—un really want to give up its nuclear weapons? want to give up its nuclear weapons? is the potential for real change to take place in the coming months. take place in the coming months. rupert, many thanks. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is here. extraordinary images. what has been the international reaction? the international reaction? broadly welcome, but a cautious welcome. welcome, but a cautious welcome. good things are happening, but only time will tell. time will tell. secretary borisjohnson has in the last few minutes issued a statement. last few minutes issued a statement. said this summit is not the end in itself. itself. there are still many questions to be answered. questio

jong il kim jong un out into the sunshine and has open and shown in the part where do global integration and as well as not science reconciliation. in the south korean progressive government has a lead this process of free conciliation which has dramatically altered the dynamics on the on the korean peninsula of course the olympics also have helped. and therefore it is not that unsolved they extend that they leave the process that they would have dragged all the parties along including the united states and credit allies with the peninsula parties ok john let me go to you more or less the same question here because the dynamic changes considerably if there is a peace between the two koreas after sixty eight years they start coming to some kind of defense and security measures that both can accept then regime change as it were that we hear so many people talking about in in the washington foreign policy blob that kind of is taken off the table because that would not be in south korea's interests go ahead john in washington. right peter well i think i think you overstated it a little bit i

jong il wants to pursue economic growth and peace instead but what about the weapons we already have is. also on the program the u.s. democrats take the trump camp to course they believe there was a conspiracy to keep hillary clinton out of the white house they're suing.

jong il kim jong il had been north korean leader for six years and was fresh from his first overseas visit to china with pyongyang on the world stage fascinated citizens across the border watched events unfold on television. the europeans could from reclusion. this three day display of friendship culminated in an agreement and one the south korean president and nobel peace prize among the promises reunions for families separated by the korean war and a joint business park at kaesong just north of the border. but global politics weren't on their side. in two thousand the u.s. had a change in administration from clinton to bush and the hard line policy became prominent the results of the two thousand summit weren't sustained. don young was unification minister under the next south korean president roh moo hyun who continued his predecessor's sunshine policy in two thousand and five chung delivered an invitation to kim jong il for another summit and two years later president roh stepped over the border with then chief of staff the current president and watching on. your team and this li

the grandfather and the country's founder kim il sung the father kim jong il. and the son the current leader kim jong un who told he's too modest to have mosaics made of him but he's everywhere on the state controlled media on television and in the newspapers. in the center of the city the tallest landmark the jew che tower jew chair your self-reliance is the governing principle of this nation of twenty five million people our guide explained it's not about self-reliance of the individual but instead that individual koreans must do all they can to make then mation self-reliant we are holding bit though. ah potent if there were no they're lying in bed and our nation of death the main point and the nuclear weapons of hers yes we made the nuclear weapon by our own effort bearing technique is the main point of that attack. for years north koreans have been told the nuclear program is something that will keep their country strong and that the us is their mortal enemy both the messages that will now need modification as talks approach under some of the stiffest inter

il sung the father kim jong il and the son the current leader kim jong un who told he's too modest to have mosaics made of him but he's everywhere on the state controlled media on television and in the newspapers. in the center of the city the tallest landmark the jew che tower jew chair your self-reliance is the governing principle of this nation of twenty five million people our guide explained it's not about self-reliance of the individual but instead that individual koreans must do all they can to make then mation self-reliant we are holding the film for live. opponent if there were no lying in bed and the poet mation the deaf the main point and the nuclear weapons of hers yes we made the nuclear weapon by our own effort bearing technique is the main point of potential. for years north koreans have been told the nuclear program is something that will keep their country strong and that the us is their mortal enemy both the messages that will now need modification as talks approach under some of the stiffest international sanctions ever imposed north koreans say jew chair or self-re

jong—il. a film fanatic, he forced the pair to make dozens of films for north korea, to try and boost its industry. after eight years, they were allowed to travel to vienna to promote one of the films, and sought asylum at the us embassy. well, earlier i spoke to anna broinowski, an award—winning filmmaker, who not only knows a lot about choi eun—hee story, but has herself worked in north korea, and experienced first hand the country's propaganda machine. she told me about eun—hee's life. look, an extraordinary life. she was already a big movie star in south korea when she was allegedly kidnapped by kim jong korea when she was allegedly kidnapped by kimjong il and the north korean regime and then she became a movie star over there, from 1978 until 1986, where she starred ina 1978 until 1986, where she starred in a succession of movies, and this is where it is really weird, the movies were directed by her ex—husband who was also allegedly kidnapped. between them, they made seven movies

jong il and. china's holding military drills in the taiwan strait for the first time in two years state media says it's a warning against any push for independence taiwan's defense minister is calling it cheap verbal intimidation. and syria's ambassador to the u.n. says chemical weapons inspectors will enter duma on wednesday if it's safe enough he says a u.n. security team to the site. the organization for the preservation of chemical weapons will look into an apparent chemical attack earlier this month but one assign blame. now the united arab emirates has suspended operations at a hospital it ran in somalia's capital mogadishu there's a growing dispute between the two countries that have seen business is banned and iraq a diplomat searched in somalia mom of the doe has more of the usa iran ship desired hospital in mogadishu now close to the public staff there say they received orders to stop operations in definit the facility or for treatment mainly to poor on this please people in the somali c

with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience . oh mothers of a warning sign him face to face home for me to realize that north and south korea not just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by are not enemies who must fight against each other but all the farmers who share the same blood line who must unite. it was a day rich with symbolism and surprises this was the moment kim stepped over the border to the side in the demilitarized zone he's the first north korean leader to set fish in the sights since nine hundred fifty three in a show of unity men returned the favor by crossing briefly to the north with kim. after planting a peace treaty on the demarcation line maine and kim held private talks on this fifth bridge the same color as the unified korean flag used in sporting events. their spaces were introduced before the banquet where they dined on cold noodles a speciality from the north despite the grain breaking meeting a history of field peace attempts has some critics wary of the north commi

then is was kim jong-il, father of the current leader. here's what she told me recently about possible traps. >> i think it's a question of definition, because people are pleased kim jong-un wants to talk about denuclearization. the question is what he means and what we mean by it. >> and that is the all-important question. former undersecretary of state wendy sherman was in north korea with madeleine albright and you can see her there behind kim jong-il, and she joins me now in washington. welcome to the program. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> that really is the question. we do hear president trump tweeting a lot about this word, "denuclearization" and heard kim jong-un say he's prepared to talk about it, but as secretary albright said, perhaps it means different things to each side. what do you think? >> well, it's interesting, christiane. jeffrey lewis, a noted expert at the middlebury institute did an op-ed in the "new york times" to explain to people the history of that word denuclearization. it's not what people think. not ab

jong il on u.s. media say cia director mike compare travel to pyongyang what does this mean for peace on the korean peninsula. also coming up after days of delays a team of international chemical weapons inspectors is due to enter the syrian city of duma it's tasked with finding the truth behind a suspected posing gas attack eleven days ago. and the largest operation of its kind ever carried out by germany's federal police early morning raid snet more than a hundred suspects on sex trafficking charges. plus for big no more films like this romantic comedy could soon hit the big screen inside saudi arabia the kingdom is said today to lift its spec age old ban on movie theater. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. we begin in the u.s. where it's being reported that cia director mike pump aoe traveled to pyongyang and met north korean leader kim jong il and the secret meeting over easter was to lay the groundwork for the planned direct talks between us president donald trump and kim trump who

jong il. trump has also scaled back military exercises between the u.s. and the south korean military sunday's concert was held under the title spring is coming many koreans both in the south and north hope that means peace is on its way . cross over to seoul south korea now reuters correspondent josh smith is standing by for a so josh a south korean pop concert in the north korean capital with kim jong un in attendance the north korean regime usually frowns upon western style music what's going on here. well this is the latest in north korea's attempts to lower tensions on the peninsula it's part of an offensive that's launched we can go and speech at the new years and it's included a similar process ordered cultural exchanges that happen during the olympics it is quite a stretch to connect himself showed up he's put. a personal face on all of this diplomatic offensive many people however are still wondering whether the upcoming political summit so will allow him to move beyond these more cul

jong il has said he wants to focus on what changes do you think he actually wants to make. so i think we can go to basically once there's a tension between economic liberalization troll or real tension and if you look at the records that have been implemented arms will now at least the reforms i've been able aren't you know that is so far interested in maintaining and expanding ursule . you know people's minds are to these are the earn houses or investing their own money into existing state and that but he's also under his rule at least habit and. that's ok so we would saying potentially economic reforms there as peter says oh we're going to see any kind of reforms in the nuclear program. well first of all if we look at kim jong un's new year's speech he went into great detail about economic reforms and the sectors where he wants to reform the economy and build it up with regard to the nuclear program. again it's a question of what does big nuclearization mean does it mean only the complete irreversible dismantlement of north korea's nuclear weapons or does it also mean dis

with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience . oh mother forewarning book signing face to face home for many realize that north and south korea will not just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by or not enemies who must fight against each other . are all the farmers you share the same bloodline who must unite. even though. it was a day rich with symbolism and surprises this was the moment kim stepped over the border to the south in the demilitarized zone he's the first north korean leader to set foot in the site since one thousand nine hundred fifty three in a show of unity men returned the favor by crossing briefly to the north with kim. after planting a peace treaty on the team are cation line men and kim held private talks on this fifth bridge the same color as the unified korean flag used in sporting events. their spouses were introduced before the banquet where they dined on cold noodles a speciality from the north. despite the grain breaking meeting a history of field peace attempts has s

with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience. member. face to face hold for many realize that north and south korea will not just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. we who live so close by or not enemies who must fight against each other but are also farmers who share the same bloodline who must you know that. even though. it was a day rich with symbolism and surprises this was the moment kim stepped over the border to the side in the demilitarized zone he's the first north korean leader to set foot in the science since one thousand nine hundred fifty three in a show of unity men returned the favor by crossing briefly to the north with kim. after planting a peace treaty on the demarcation line maine and kim held private talks on this fifth bridge the same color as the unified korean flag used in sporting events. their spouses were introduced before the banquet where they dined on cold noodles a speciality from the north. despite the grain breaking meeting a history of field peace attempts has some critics wary of the nort

jong il and in a matter of weeks he just left north korea and great meeting with kim jong un. and got along with him really well really really it's an an orthodox mood. for a nation that's traditionally consulted with japan on most matters involving north korea still as ah they saw security assurances clear there's still the possibility talks with north korea's leader may not happen at all if the meeting when i'm there is not fruitful i will respect for lee leave the meeting ave implored the international community and the united states not to reward kim just for showing up to direct talks but to demand concrete commitments to denuclearize. just because north korea is responding to dialogue there should be no reward maximum pressure should be maintained it's a promise trump says he'll keep and will work for the release of three americans currently being held by north korea there's a good chance of doing it we're having very good dialogue we will keep you informed but we are in there and we are working very hard on that. we have come a long way with north korea during their sum

president donald trump and kim jong il. and that is certainly a bit of a question mark here in the united states we certainly know that both of these leaders have sorry rather john bolton the national security adviser ministration officials like to say and my camp am now the top diplomat of the united states that they have very hawkish views they tend to be fairly aggressive in their approach and so i think that many people are expecting that the words of donald trump that we've heard repeatedly be heard earlier this week he met with the french president emanuel that in fact there is going to be a real sticking point on the issue of concrete steps toward denuclearization was repeatedly underscored by the president in his joint press conference that so far the united states has. made no concessions but they recognize that the north korean leader has made significant concessions they say although they have an outline specifically what those are in terms of getting to this meeting that many are hopeful will still take place al

jong il and in a matter of weeks he just left north korea i think great meeting with kim jong un. and got along with him really well really really it's an an orthodox move for a nation that's traditionally consulted with japan on both matters involving north korea still as ah they saw security assurances truck made clear there's still the possibility talks with north korea's leader may not happen at all if the meeting when i'm there is not fruitful i will respect for lee leave the meeting abbay implore the international community and the united states not to reward kim just for showing up to direct talks but to demand concrete commitments to denuclearize. just because north korea is responding to dialogue with the should be no reward maximum pressure should be maintained it's a promise trump says he'll keep and will work for the release of three americans currently being held by north korea there's a good chance of doing it we're having very good dialogue we will keep you informed but we are in there and we are working very hard on that. we have come a long way. with north korea d

jong il and in the capital pyongyang the washington post says the former cia director went there is the u.s. president's envoy easter weekend it was there reportedly to prepare for a possible meeting between donald trump and kim expected in may or june and south korean media is reporting that the presidential office is considering a peace treaty with the north our diplomatic go to james bays has more from pyongyang in north korea. this is an extremely high levels is it this is the highest level serving u.s. official to visit young yang since the u.s. secretary of state madeline albright came here back in the year two thousand and it's important to note that north korea has made no comment on this confirmation from the north koreans side all of the information coming from the american side can only now that this important meeting took place here in pyongyang. to that the u.s. does not have diplomatic relations with north korea so there is no u.s. embassy in pyongyang i've been speaking though to other members of the diplomatic community here in the north korean capital and i've been

achieve a condition where kim jong il is unable to threaten the united states of america with a nuclear weapon i understand that or do you feel so are you saying now you don't favor regime change senator i have never advocated for regime change i have all along i just want a question so you're not you don't then you know i might actually do that i'm not advocating for regime change yes and i think you appreciate you want to get that clear let me go on to consider just just to be clear my role as a diplomat is to make sure that we never get to a place where we have to confront the difficult situation in korea that this country has been headed for now for a couple of decades. well pump a is also known for his opposition to the key foreign policy challenge facing the top administration the iran nuclear deal what did we learn about his position on land. well even though mike pompei o had said in the past that he thought the iran nuclear deal was a very bad deal and that it should be scuttled as quickly as possible in recent days he has been telling senators in closed door meetings and durin

jong il and it's the first musical delegation to visit in more than a decade peter sharp has more. this was a cultural show with senses that would be set to music after months of escalating military tensions the north korean leader kim jong il seemed determined to enjoy himself as he arrived for the first concert in pyongyang but team of south korean entertainers. the north korean audience to belittle like musical entertainment were loving it. the singers and dances weren't patrol cars tonight. i. may be an acquired taste in parts of the world. but enthusiasm for this martial arts display. unites north and south. and they're beginning our first performances in pyongyang today and i find it very meaningful the south and north. but the process is a different i am proud and happy that we got to display to the north korean people . or the. north korean officials passing on this thanks to the visitors from the south a little evening distraction before the serious stuff a meeting by the two leaders later this month and face to face with president trump for may. it was the sight of a limp