troops remain in the korean peninsula. instead of the buffer with south korea and north korea, which is north korea, if it unifies, does that mean u.s. troops would be on the chinese border? that is a long way down the road. china is preparing for a worst-case scenario. that is why they want to be involved. they don't want that to happen. they will do all they can to make sure it doesn't. >> they don't want millions of starving people floating across the border that they have to deal with that potential crisis. it shows how many strategic goals china has in this discussion. matt rivers, thank you for your expertise. >>> let's get more reaction from anna stewart live in tokyo with reaction from there. the key player in all of this issue. anna, good morning. >> reporter: hello. we just heard from japan's prime minister shinzo abe seconds ago getting his reaction. he welcomes this development. he expect to see more concrete steps going forward. he wants to hear directly from south korea president moon himself. local reports s

certainly, there isa korean peninsula. certainly, there is a lot to unpack there as to what it actually means, especially in terms of obligations for south korea, for the united states, for their alliance, and for relations with china as well. those are the m essa 9 es with china as well. those are the messages that you would want to see, and they have been consistent so far this year, during this diplomatic push, leading up to the us—dprk talks in terms of how far as wedding to go, i think rather than what people, than what he has in the past and what people are expecting of him. i think we can see an opportunity to completely change the image of north korea — what is driving him in all of this, which is something that his father and grandfather didn't? i'm sure that is probably some of it. i am sure there is some prestige in it. i think he was very is some prestige in it. i think he was very clever in the process, because he did actually say at the end of last year, for instance, that he had completed that process, s

korean peninsula. the main concept of denuclearization of korean peninsula is the withdrawal of all nuclear weapons of united states. >> but the u.s. has withdrawn them. >> yes. and also the prevention of any deployment or temporary introduction of nuclear weapons on korean peninsula or around korean peninsula. and thirdly, the complete stop of 90 nuclear threat on korean peninsula. the concept of any denuclearization of korean peninsula as understood and stated by north korea is quite different from the world is saying. and so far, north korean ministry of foreign affairs stated a couple of times that they would go on the denuclearization process of korean peninsula. they also said that the denuclearization of north korea can only be started when the denuclearization of the world by the nuclear super powers do the similar things. so actually the timetable of north korea's denuclearization is deliberately matched to the denuclearization of the other nuclear power states. >> so that seems like a nonstar

with each other to completely denuclearize the korean peninsula and the closer. i can talk or to go on or. on today we will make sure the agreements we have reached which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching does not repeat the unfortunate history of unfilled promises by closely communicating and cooperating with each other in order to yield good results. there are efforts or break this down for us i'm joined in the studio by bad baggage from the german council on foreign relations he's a korean specialist there so this is really it feels like a momentous occasion right here this thawing of relations between the two koreas we saw a bit of what they're planning to do what do you think of what they've announced in a policy perspective well i think there's a great breakthrough both parties managed to come together today they agreed already agreed on a range of issues that one of the most important ones is that they want to renew the ceasefire agreement and have some other kind of agreement and i think in the past the cease fire agreement was

the war on the korean peninsula. then north, south korea, u.s., china, they all agreed. that it's a matter of commitment on our side on the side of north korea. >> if it was you, what would you tell president trump about kim jong-un, the positive and the caution. what would you say? >> it would be very positive. >> you would just be very positive. >> i would give a very positive recommendation. i think north korea can be -- north korean leader can be a person to negotiate with. i think it's worthwhile for president trump to have a talk with chairman kim jong-un. >> these summits have happened before, this is the third and declarations have been made before, similar declarations, and they've not come to anything, anything long term. do you think this is different? >> there is a difference because both north korean leader and south korean leader shared the view that past agreements should not be violated, they should be honored, that was the first in an ateam that was discussed between the two leaders and chairman kim

peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun. more now from our diplomatic editor james bays from power on the south side of the border. technically they are still at war but this was carefully choreographed to create a new atmosphere of peace north korean leader kim jong un entered from the north side of the demarcation line the south korean president moon jay in the seat at the concrete block that marks the start of his country's territory. a historic handshake. and then something in all the years since the korean war the kims father and grandfather never did a north korean leader crossing into south korea. it was followed by a reciprocal gesture moon jay in very briefly crossing the line into the north. thank you both leaders seemed relaxed and was smiling but of course they hope this summit is only the start of a process and that's likely to be complicated and will involve difficult negotiations. among the most harrowing the dame's this meeting i hope that there is new history written with regards to p

the korean peninsula. part of that relationship could be pushing both the chinese and the united states out of influence on the korean peninsula. should we believe the promises of a secretive police state anyway? we meet katie morgan davies born into a moaist cult and kept hidden for 30 years by her father. she suffered decades of beatings and psychological abuse before she managed to escape. i was very angry with him, for having deprived me of that... of my life, basically. but then i realised that, in time, that that anger was only harming me, and it was making me ill. good evening. in the last hour the home secretary amber rudd has broken an afternoon and evening of radio silence to respond by tweet to the publication today by the guardian of a leaked memo sent to her last year which made clear her department had set targets for the removal of immigrants. the headline tonight — she's not going anywhere. more on the tweets in a moment. first, the memo, it was sent lastjune by the head of the immigratio

history was made on the korean peninsula today. jong-un and i declare together that there will be no more war on the korean korean president moon jae-in as he held a historic summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. after shaking hands of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, the two leaders pledged to work to denuclearize the peninsula and to declare the official and to the korean war. today's historic summit marks the first time a north korean leader has ever set foot inside south korea will stop north korean leader kim jong wrote in a guest book "a new history starts now, in age of peace from the starting point of history." kim and his south korean counterpart pledged to pursue talks with the u.s. aimed at negotiating a formal peace treaty to replace the uneasy truce that was brokered after the 1950-1953 korean war. this is north korean leader kim jong-un speaking today. we will make efforts to create good results by communicating closely in order to make sure our agreement signed today before the entire world wi

penis korean peninsula. we want to go to jenny who's standing by in seoul. janice, we have been talking about this for quite some time. obviously a lot of the rhetoric being ratcheted up under the trump administration but it seems as if we are in a historic cross road in the relations between north and south korea. talk to me about the ramifications of all of this. >> well, consider how this day started with that historic hand shake and kim jong un walking across the demilitarized zone, meeting him at the military line, inviting moon to step in to north korea before the two proceed to the summit table. there were not great expectations that this summit would produce any top lines. the expectation would be that there would be an agreement to meet again. so the fact they've stepped out and saying there's an agreement to end the korean war, that there are talks towards complete denuclearization and that moon jae in will travel to north korea by the autumn is fairly spectacular. they are still short on specifics

" for the korean peninsula. we should have a positive meeting and positive results out of this meeting. and going forward, we should be determined and we should make use of as much time possible and we should meet as often as possible. and if we can get our heads together then the ii possible. and if we can get our heads together then the 11 years lost ca n heads together then the 11 years lost can be made up. 200 metres, that was the crossing line and i had so that was the crossing line and i had so many thoughts while crossing the demarcation line. and this is more like a starting line, firing the start of the race, i should say. and if we can open our hearts to speak and if we can draw a positive result from this meeting, that would be good. and instead of going back to the kuring board, we should move forward. —— drawing board. and if we can hold our hands together and move forward. i think so much talk about what is going on about the dinner party this evening and if you could enjoy the pyongyang glass

with each other to completely denuclearize the korean peninsula and. i can talk with you no more. today we will make sure the agreement we have reached which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching does not repeat the unfortunate history of unfilled promises by closely communicating and cooperating with each other in order to yield good results. no took and that is our efforts of break this down for us i'm joined in the studio by a band that i got from the german council on foreign relations he's a korean specialist there so this is really it feels like a momentous occasion right here this thawing of relations between the two koreas we saw a bit of what they're planning to do what do you think of what they've announced for a policy perspective well i think there's a great breakthrough in both parties managed to come together today they agreed already agreed on the range of issues that one of the most important ones is that they want to renew the ceasefire agreement and have some other kind of agreement and i think in the past the

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 do give president moon a lot of credit but i think the main credit i never thought i would say that i know obviously belongs to donald trump i know you're going to say that this this this this is this is the man who said he wanted nothing more th

history was made on the korean peninsula today a south korean president moon jae-in and north korean leader kim jong-un shook hands at the demilitarized zone between the two countries and pledged to work to denuclearize the peninsula and to declare the official end to the korean war. today's historic summit marks the first time a north korean leader has ever set foot inside south korea. during the meeting, north korean leader kim jong-un said -- "i came here to put an end to the history of confrontation." the north and south korean leaders pledged to pursue talks with the united states aimed at negotiating a formal peace treaty to replace the uneasy 1953 armistice. this is north korean leader kim jong-un speaking today. we will make efforts to create good results by communicating closely in order to make sure our agreements signed today before the entire world will not end is just a beginning like previous agreements before today. amy: today's breakthrough comes amid a series of diplomatic developments regarding north korea and its nuclear program. last month, kim jong-un traveled to

a historic summit on the korean peninsula. the leaders of south and north korea aim for an end to the war and its complete denuclearization. china welcomes this is a historic step towards peace while japan's prime minister hails ththe summit as a forward movement, but he is looking for concrete actions. states, the senate narrowly confirms former cia director mike pompeo as secretary of state. it comes just in time for him to attend a nato summit today in brussels. we begin in the korean peninsula where earlier today we saw the leaders of north and south korea embrace after signing a joint statement. in this declaration were promises to reduce weapons, cease hostile acts, and transform the dmz, the demilitarized zone into a piece zone. zone.ce kim jong-un pledged the agreement would be implemented. >> today, we will make sure that the agreement we have reached, which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching, does not repeat the uncomfortable history of unfulfilled promises, closely communicating and cooper

peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun a good i also know your eye injury and you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries will have a new policy of cooperation after years of disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this for north koreans and the south koreans are now sharing one spot on the map and they represent one country in one way or another and we hope to achieve the ambitions and hopes of both countries the fact that this summit took place in itself is historic but if some of the things in this declaration actually happen they too will be landmark developments of formal end to the korean war a peace treaty between north korea and south korea and a return visit by president moon to pyongyang in the fall. one part of the agreement though will face could to kill a scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline. the wive

peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun and a good i also know your eye injury and you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries will have a new policy of cooperation after years of disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this for north koreans and the south koreans are now sharing one spot on the map and they represent one country in one way or another and we hope to achieve the ambitions and hopes of both countries the fact that this summit took place in itself is historic but if some of the things in this declaration actually happen they too will be landmark developments a formal end to the korean war a peace treaty between north korea and south korea and a return visit by president moon to pyongyang in the fall. one part of the agreement though will face could to kill or scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline. the

peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun and a good i use only i enjoy the you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries you have a new policy of cooperation after years of disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this north koreans and the south koreans are now sharing one spot on the map and they represent one country in one way or another and we hope to achieve the ambitions and hopes of both countries on the fact that this summit took place in itself is historic but if some of the things in this declaration actually happen they too will be landmark developments of formal and to the korean war a peace treaty between north korea and south korea and the return visit by president moon to pyongyang in the fall. one part of the agreement though will face particular scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline but the wives of th

crosstalk in the korean peninsula i'm joined by my guest and washington he is a senior fellow at the institute for china america studies also in washington we have john merrow he is former chief of the north east asia division of the bureau of intelligence and research at the u.s. state department as well as author of korea the peninsular origins of the war and in new york we cross to daniel as our he is an author and freelance journalist who writes frequently about the middle east eastern europe and the us constitution right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate so let me go to you first in washington if you look at the mainstream media and particularly the cable stations all the focus on the korean peninsula is directed towards this summit that may have with the north korean leader but really i think it's what's more important happening this week and if the two koreas coming together how does this change the situation on the peninsula if north korea and south korea can find some kind of meaningful and let me stress mean

korean peninsula and denuclearization. joining us on the phone is the tokyo bureau chief for the washington post. was this expected? it was expected that they would, with some kind of agreement today, but i think it was not expected that it would , and that itg would take place in such congenial surroundings. i'm very close to the border of pyongyang, watching the summit take place, and it is surprising to see the warm gestures taking place between the leaders of the two koreas today. there were lots of smiles and jokes, and even a hug at the end of the day. having said that, the agreement is very sweeping. it does include the word denuclearization, which is the word donald trump wanted to see when he woke up this morning, but very short on detail. whatplanation of denuclearization means or a pathway of how to get there, so there is certainly a lot of work to be done. host: to work out those details, talk about that. they don't define denuclearization because why? say? ould north korea very complicated issue, and north kor

peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun the u.s. president has reacted on twitter for the latest developments on the korean peninsula donald trump said after a few areas of missile launches a nuclear test and a historic meeting between north and south korea is now taking place good things are happening but only time will tell more now from our diplomatic editor james bays from podger on the south side of the border. technically they are still at war but this was carefully choreographed to create a new atmosphere of pete's north korean leader kim jong il entered from the north side of the demarcation line the south korean president blue jay in waited at the concrete block that marks the start of his country's territory. a historic handshake. and then something in all the years since the korean war that kim's father and grandfather never did the north korean leader crossing into south korea. it was followed by a reciprocal gesture in very briefly crossing the line into the north. thank. you and was smil

this one outstretched hand could offer the korean peninsulas a fresh start. the north korean leader, often a figure of fear, smiled as he took the historic step south. then he decided to direct the action. together, the two leaders crossed back and forth... over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. an upbeat honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed for talks. a new chapter of history is being written, he said. i came here as if standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal. it's an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. their faces we cannot show. many left their families behind. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i last saw herjanuary 21st, 2011. i hope from this meeting we can live in a world where there is no war and no more nuclear weapons. after lunch, mr kim was running a bit late, which meant a good work—out for his security detail. and t

together that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun. amy: history was made on the korean peninsula today as a leaders of north and south korea agreed to push forward, finally ending the korean war and to work toward ridding the peninsula of nuclear weapons. we will get the latest. then we go to capitol hill where embattled epa chief scott pruitt came under fire thursday. >> i just think that every indication we have is that you really should resign and you are undeserving of the public trust. amy: as the supreme court looks poised to uphold president trump's travel ban, we will speak with karen korematsu, the daughter of fred korematsu, whose challenge of the interment of japanese americans during told war ii went all the way the supreme court. all of that in more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman.

with each other to completely denuclearize the korean peninsula and the focus so. i can stop what go on and. on today we will make sure the agreements we have reached which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching does not repeat the unfortunate history of unfilled promises by closely communicating and cooperating with each other in order to yield good results. it's the efforts of break this down for us i'm joined in the studio by bad baggage from the german council on foreign relations he's a korean specialist there so this is really it feels like a momentous occasion right here this thawing of relations between the two koreas we saw a bit of what they're planning to do what do you think of what they've announced for a policy perspective well i think there's a great breakthrough both parties managed to come together today they agreed already agreed on the range of issues that one of the most important ones is that they want to renew the ceasefire agreement and have some other kind of agreement and i think in the past the cease fire agreement w

maybe it'll now be on the korean peninsula. i think what has happened is that donald trump still thinks it's possible it'll get derailed, that things will go wrong, it won't happen. i've just come from a news conference is given with angela merkel, who's in town, and he's sounding very upbeat. he says there are two possible venues for there are two possible venues for the talks likely to happen in a few weeks. yes it could all be derailed. but six months ago we were talking about the likelihood, the possibility, of a nuclear conflict between america and north korea. now we're talking about the possibility of peace. and in any one's language that must be seen as significant progress. thank you, jon sopel. the home secretary amber rudd is facing more questions tonight about her claim that she didn't know about immigration removal targets — after new leaked documents suggest she may have been told about them. we can talk now to our political correspondent, alex forsyth. this, alex, a story that really is not going away. no, ther

and china for its part has said it would welcome the prospect of a nuclear free korean peninsula. brought to armenia now where the acting prime minister has rejected the opposition leaders proposal for talks on friday ahead of of those in parliament on choose a choose a new prime minister now this follows days of turmoil which all the sudden resignation of the prime minister. after a major anti-government protests robin for reports from the capital yerevan. he's been a drip of the republican party's grip. by a lot of. it. even the head of the church of. students to block out the party's control of the education system. students who become members of the republican party receive privileges. the student visa. trips to those locations. turn ships so there is discrimination between an ordinary citizen and republican. laughed at but i think. i students have the integrity to your position we've been frustrated by the prospects of graduation under the public party rule officially ten percent of our population has emigrated over the past decade many of them to russia where remittances the

the north views denuclearization as no nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula or for use on the korean peninsula, and their idea of denuclearization is u.s. forces off the peninsula since u.s. forces bring nuclear weapons, the end of the alliance, the end to extended deterrents and the nuclear umbrella. that is how they view denuclearization so i think, you know, as we -- if we ever get to negotiations, you know, they are going to negotiate from the position that they are not going to dismantle their nuclear program until we commit to denuclearization. of course, that's a non-starter for the united states and for the republic of cree because to do that i think who -- would put the peninsula on the path to war and -- and tremendous suffering of the korean people. so, i think -- at this think as these talks occur we need to take a long-term view. my proposal would be for -- for us to recommend that we go back to the 1992 north-south agreement, the agreement on reconciliation, non-aggression, exchanges and cooperation. that document is a tremendous framework for peace and reconciliation o

a historic summit on the korean peninsula the south is preparing to welcome a north korean leader kim jong un for talks about peace and nuclear disarmament he would be the first north korean leader to set foot on south korean soil in more than sixty years the peninsula has seen some dramatic diplomatic strides in recent weeks and expectations are they come a step closer to easing the tensions. pinning messages of hope to the fence dividing the two nations it's here in the border village of panmunjom that kim jong un will make history on friday. when he crosses this border markets attend the into korean summit he'll be the first north korean leader to set foot on south korean soil since the korean war ended more than sixty years ago it's a significant location inside the demilitarized zone straddling the border to north korea that pyongyang has promised to end nuclear and missile tests hoping for a lifting of sanctions in exchange. in south korea many see the summit as a cause for optimism. now you have an agreement on people see if you will come out of the summit. my generation has be

war to end they also confirm their commitment to a nuclear free korean peninsula but will actions follow were. performing together again it was about record two new songs for a virtual tour and the t.v. special and we already know what the titles will be. it's good to have you with us the german chancellor angela merkel has returned to the white house for her second visit with u.s. president donald trump miracles first trip to washington to meet the president was marked by many all cord moments but this time trump went out of his way to ensure that miracle received a warm reception he greeted the chancellor by calling her an extraordinary woman and then the two got down to almost two hours of talks that focused on iran trade border security and berlin's military spending. afterwards miracle in trunk appeared before the media the press conference finished up just a few minutes ago german expectations of a breakthrough on topics divisive topics reload going into the talks and truck maintains his hard line on iran after meeting american take a listen all right to me as our producer do we ha

the nuclearization of the korean peninsula it was it was we were the new. it was very nice thank you. so does trump really have a chance of escaping me a ward with more or less his r.t.c. coached on the nobel peace prize an award for human rights champions peacekeepers and presidents who would later drop at least twenty six thousand bombs on seven foreign nations in just one year the prize is clearly viewed as such a meaty addition to donald trump's track record that someone under a stolen identity actually forged his nomination for the award two years in a row supporters of the idea have named the negotiations between the koreas as trump's main qualification for real this time now there is a. what do you think. president trump had to do with it i'll tell you what i like about everything it was and as we've been told the trump has the best words and those he applied to north korea directly he is a sick puppy rocket man is on a suicide mission for him so obviously he's a pretty smart cookie we all saw that intricate game of diplomacy we will have no choice b

peninsula came jong un and i declare that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun and a good i use only i you know i feel that we are part of one family and both countries if you have a new policy of cooperation after years. disputes we are here today to say that nothing will make us different again and i will say this north koreans and the south koreans are now sharing one spot on the map and they represent one country in one way or another and we hope to achieve the ambitions and hopes of both countries the fact that this summit took place in itself is historic but if some of the things in this declaration actually happen they too will be landmark developments a formal end to the korean war a peace treaty between north korea and south korea and the return visit by president moon to pyongyang in the fall. one part of the agreement though will face particular scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline the wives of the korean leaders

korean peninsula. does that mean no nuclear u.s. ships anywhere near korea? >> that's right. it is a strange phrase, because their are no nukes in the south. why do we keep a blithely using the aforementioned? north korea tells you what they mean by that -- dislodging teence from the region can getting u.s. troops out of south korea, the abrogation of the militarykorea alliance come and getting u.s. troops out of japan eventually as well. you have two different definitions and objectives in collision here. laura: professor, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. laura: president trump said today he feels a responsibility to ensure the denucleaon of the korean peninsula, and something very dramatic could happen in his talks with kim jong-un. he was speaking at a press conference alongside german aancellor angela merkel. here's a lowhat else the two covered during the german leader's visit. a warm welcome for the german chancellor from the american president. both leaders aware of how minutely thei

could be real progress for denuclearization of the korean peninsula. according to state run tv, north korean leader kim jong un, tomorrow north korea. nuclear tests and lodges of intercontinental ballistic missiles and shut down a nuclear test site on the northern side to prove to suspend nuclear tests. the announcement comes three

korean peninsula seems likely and more likely by the day. u.s. agenciy ies ramping up surveillance of north korea as the sum with president trump and kim jong-un continues to draw closer. secretary of state mike pompeo sees an opportunity to rid the peninsula of nukes, ybut insist a deal must be irreversiblevan e reverr -- irreversible. >> we use the word with great intention. we will require the steps that demonstration that denuclearization is achieved. we will not take promises. we will not take words. we are looking for actions and deeds. until such time, the president has made it clear. we will keep the pressure campaign in place until we achieve it. >> the progress on the korean peninsula had the president's supporters in a frenzy at a rally in michigan. >> that's very nice. that's very nice. nobel. >> for the latest on the korean peninsula, we go live to seoul. paula hancocks. nobel peace prize. a lot of work to do,

is the korean peninsula. explained kim jong-un. it we have been promised -- depends on the north korean summit. something good to trump. summit, ande a good we have a great plan to support north korea economically, this is the plan. i am not going to be surprised. >> they are big tariffs but not immediately. >> we have big tariffs. we are willing to. first you have to do what you need to do. korea?visit to north >> the announcement of the , he got promoted and became state counselor and foreign minister. visit isncement of his another example of the effortsng of diplomatic in the region by the different parties. missions is to make provision --for for president xi jinping's visit later this year. tose indicate china wants see the opportunity. momentum to push forward the resolving the nuclear problem through diplomatic peaceful means. i think china believes we have the opportunity. the parties should seize the opportunity. so it should be interesting to watch what will happen out of these visits. thank you. now key difference betwe

after an historic face to face meeting, the leaders of north the korean peninsula. kim jong—un and president moon jae—in shook hands on the border — in the demilitarized zone, at panmunjom where an armistice was signed in 1953 pausing the korean war. in a joint statement at the end of their talks, the leaders said there would be no more war on the korean peninsula. laura bicker reports from south korea. this one outstretched hand could offer the korean together, the two leaders crossed back and forth... over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. an upbeat honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed for talks. a new chapter of history is being written, he said. i came here as if standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal. it's an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. we can't show their faces, to keep their loved ones safe. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. when was the last time you saw your mum? tra

denuclearise the korean peninsula. translation: for the demilitarisation of the south korean peninsula, the koreans will work together. we will establish lasting peace by ending the war. that will be the current point for the new world order. wherever, whether it is sky, c or lands, the hostilities will be stopped. the fundamental matter to stop the hostilities will begin. and north korean leader kimjong—un reiterated the desire that the two nations to move forward working together. translation: when we met, we realised we cannot be separated, we are one and separation. that is how i stand. we are living next door to each other. there is no reason we should fight each other. we are one nation. all the entire nation should live in peace and we should pioneer the future ourselves. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has given us his immediate reaction to the press conference held by the north and south korean leaders. it is very interesting that they too riders focused on different things. president moon spoke o

this one outstretched hand could offer the korean peninsula a fresh start. the north korean leader, often a figure of fear, smiled as he took the historic step south. and then, he decided to direct the action. together the two leaders crossed back and forth over a border that has separated them for 65 years. applause. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. an upbeat honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed for talks. "a new chapter of history is being written," he said. "i came here as if standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal." it was an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. many left their families behind. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. we can't show some of their faces, to keep their loved ones safe. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i last saw herjanuary 21, 2011. i hope from this meeting we can live in a world where there is no war and no more nuclear weapons. translation: the first handshake is always the hard

troops in the korean peninsula all these things have to be ironed out but of course you know you rome wasn't created in a day and peace can't be created in the korean peninsula in a day also i think we have to be very patient we have to be optimistic and guarded at the same time because as even mentioned the declaration today has some echoes of the declaration of two thousand and seven so we can't be fully trusting but as maybe reagan said trust but verify ok and as many would say if we just look at what north korea's nuclear capability is at this point because it has been suggested that kim is willing to look up to mr to be absurd to move forward with denuclearization because he already has a nuclear weapon do you think that might be the case actually i do and i think that before we get very very far down the nuclear road everybody hard to start it all at this time. we're going to put the pessimist a speaking now denuclearization of the whole peninsula is the phrase the north koreans used so there must be a quid pro quo from the south in the past that the north has said it wants u.s.

this one outstretched hand could offer the korean peninsula a fresh start. the north korean leader, often a figure of fear, smiled as he took the historic step south. then he decided to direct the action. together, the two leaders crossed back and forth... over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. an upbeat honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed for talks. "a new chapter of history is being written," he said. "i came here as if standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal." it was an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. many left their families behind. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. we can't show their faces, to keep their loved ones safe. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i last saw herjanuary 21st, 2011. i hope from this meeting we can live in a world where there is no war and no more nuclear weapons. after lunch, mr kim was running a bit late, which meant a good workâ

a common goal of realizing korean the korean peninsula will become new clear free through complete denuclearize asian jane spays our diplomatic editor going through this declaration we're getting it in in trips and drabs radially but that's a piece of it that i'm sure will stand out to many especially those in washington. i think those are the lines from the declaration that will be scrutinized the most let's remember that some of this if it happens is truly historic the end the formal end to the korean war there's been an armistice in place since one nine hundred fifty three they started working negotiating on that after less than a year of the korean war and they worked on it for another two years to bring it to a temporary truce now these nations which are still technically at war with each other could come to a lasting peace and that could happen this year that is very important indeed as are some of the other measures that have been announced as is the reciprocal visit of president moon to pyongyang to take place this fall that is also very very important in keeping the diplomatic momentum

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president moon has made his goal for the talks clear the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula came out recently announced the north would suspend its nuclear and missile tests but observers say it's unlikely he'll give up the country's nukes. joining me now correspondent philip belsky from seoul fell of the two leaders have symbolically planted a tree together as we just saw near the border that happened just a short while ago yet another historic moment and was certainly turning out to be a very historic day yes we have just witnessed the planting of the tree as you can see behind me pretty much everything that was happening at the summit is broadcasted life here in the press center. in the beginning quite a funny scene when they come out when i arrive he's always on his cars always surrounded by bodyguards and as the car was driving rather fast the bodyguards had to run really fast for a long time that's when everyone here started laughing as well and they chose a pine tree as you had mentioned earlier and the reason for that of course it's all all of what's happened in toda

korean peninsula. does that mean no nuclear u.s. ships anywhere near korea? >> that's right. it ia strange phrase, because their are no nukes in the south. why do we keep a blithely using the aforementioned? north korea tells yo bwhat they methat -- dislodging deterrence from the region can getting u. korea, the abrogation of the militaryh korea alliance come and getting u.s. troops out of japan eventually as well. you have twore dif definitions and objectives in collision here. laura: professor, thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. laura: president trump said today he feels a responsibility to ensure the denuclearization of the korean peninsula, and something very dramatic could happen in his talks with m jong-un. he was speaking at a press conference alongside german chancellor angela merkel. here's a look at what else the two covered during tman leader's visit. a warm welcome for the german chance president.e american both leaders aware of how minutely the body language will be scrutinized.

the nuclearization of the korean peninsula was it was the new. it was. so good he should be rewarded with more his party's interest on the nobel peace prize an award for human rights champions peacekeepers and presidents who would later drop at least twenty six thousand bombs on seven foreign nations in just one year the prize is clearly viewed as such a meaty addition to donald trump's track record that someone under a stolen identity actually forged his nomination for the award two years in a row supporters of the idea have named the negotiations between the koreas as trump's main qualification for real this time there is a. what do you think. president trump had to do with it i'll tell you what i like about everything it was and as we've been told the trump has the best words and those he applied to north korea directly he is a sick puppy rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself obviously he's a pretty smart cookie we all saw that intricate game of diplomacy we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea they will be met with fire fur

crosstalk in the korean peninsula i'm joined by my guest. washington he's a senior fellow at the institute for china america studies also in washington we have john merrow he is former chief of the north east asia division of the bureau of intelligence and research at the u.s. state department as well as author of korea the peninsular origins of the war and in new york we cross to daniel as our he is an author and freelance journalist who writes frequently about the middle east eastern europe and the us constitution right gentlemen cross-like rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate so let me go to you first in washington if you look at the mainstream media and particularly the cable stations all the focus on the korean peninsula is directed towards this summit that may have with the north korean leader but really i think it's what's more important happening this week and it's the two koreas coming together how does this change the situation on the peninsula if north korea and south korea can find some

warge: there has not been a on the korean peninsula for a long time. they promised to continue that. the real issue for the north koreans is how to guarantee their regime will survive. visit,said during the for example, they have for transportation, it is a poor country. if they vote on the door completely come it may destabilize the government. how far do they go opening up the borders, integration? we don't know. how far do they go in allowing inspection of nuclear disarmament? how far do they go in demanding a break with the united states? we don't know. these are important words but now comes the hard part. vonnie: you say you are skeptical of anything that leads to anything change worthy. just ask for-un something to put out in a statement? how does it break down? george: my fear is, united states, you have a defense treaty, you have 30,000 troops here. we will get rid of our nuclear weapons. you break with the united states. that is a decision for south korea to make, an important decision. if it makes that decision, it is still a powerful compan

troops from the korean peninsula. in addition to signing peace treaties, diplomatic recognition, economic inducements, there's always a lot of concessions that have been attached to this. and in the past, they've been concessions that have been either unacceptable or even when agreements were made, north korea did commit to denuclearize they didn't follow through with that commitment. nkem: tnk you very much. that's abraham denmark of the wilson center. i suspect we're going to be speaking to you much more in the coming weeks. thank you very much. arsene wenger will leave arsenal football club at the end of the season ending a 2 -year manage reign as manager. -- a 22-yr manager -- reign asan mer. >> he was the man who yought enor to the gunners and transformed a and revolutionized english football and established himself among the greats of the game. >>ithout defeat, without equal, without t doubt,he best team in the land is arsenal.ut reporter:n more recent years arsene wenger has tasted a different sidef the sport,