south korea just agreed the end of the korean war will be announced this year. i'm going to say that again. north and south korea have just agreed to declare the end of the war will happen this year. >> a war that began, we remind you, in 1950. this is historic. just the optics here of the north korean dictator. >> a hug. >> killer. human rights abuser. laughs, hugs, jokes with moon jae-in. the president of south korea. this perhaps laying the ground work to full denuclearization of the korean peninsula. will it be verifiable? it certainly paves the way for a monumental meeting with president trump and kim jong un. let's check in with paula hancocks for the historic breaking news. paula. >> reporter: dave and christine, the word historic is over used. not today. this is truly historic. this agreement that the north and south korean leaders have signed said they will declare an end to the korean war some time this year. they also said that moon jae-in will go to pyongyang later this year. in the fall probably. they confirmed a common goal of a nuclear free korean peninsula through den

mike embley. our top stories: history in the making — south korea says it's considering negotiating a peace treaty with the north. president trump admits high level talks are already underway with pyongyang. there are unconfirmed reports that a senior us official met the north korean leader over easter. syria says international weapons inspectors are at the scene of the suspected chemical attack in douma. american officials say the experts are still being kept away from the site. wife of one president, mother to another. the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush, has died. she was 92. a passenger dies, another is almost sucked out of a plane window. a faultyjet makes an emergency landing in philadelphia. within the past few minutes, some breaking news from the south korean capital, seoul. south korea's blue house — the presidential office — quoted by the reuters news agency, is saying that south korea is considering negotiating a peace treaty with north korea. let's go straight to seoul, and our correspondent laura bicker: it could be a very big moment.” it could

embley. our top story this hour: hand in hand, the leaders of north and south korea meet for the first summit between the two countries in more than a decade. kim jong—un becomes the first north korean leader to visit the south since the war ended 65 years ago. the two men are now locked in talks, with pyongyang's nuclear ambitions expected to top the agenda. an historic meeting is under way right now between north korea's kimjong—un and south korea's president moonjae—in. the two leaders greeted each other with a handshake at the military demarcation line that divides the peninsula. it's the first time a leader from the north has crossed into the south since the end of the korean war, 65 years ago. the summit is focusing on trying to reach a peace deal to officially end the war — and persuade mr kim to give up his nuclear weapons. it's uncertain how they will reach an agreement on north korea's nuclear weapons programme. andrew plant starts our coverage. a north korean leader setting foot in south korea for the first time since the korean war, more than 65 years before.

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 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. going on much the dangerous meeting i hope that there is new history written with regards to people prosperity and i will approach this with the feeling of a brand new start i'd like to discuss standing honestly and frankly i would like to take this opportunity to say that i hope to have a very good conversation the president today honest frank and we intend. when the supreme leader across the demarcation line on this historic moment there is a mensa expectation almost all over the world and i hope this discussion is productive let's approach this discussion boldly in wishing for peace and i like to give something very big to the people looking at those we have all day to talk and let's do so and make up for the ten years that we have the past. james bay is reporting. that sh

time the leaders of north and south korea meet face to face at their common border you're seeing live pictures from south korea right now at stake the north's nuclear program program and a breakthrough to peace follow this moment. also coming up another high profile visit aimed at repairing relations german chancellor angela merkel arrives in the united states for talks with u.s. president donald trump well look at head to a meeting that promises to be brief but far from simple. class bill cosby at the actor is convicted of sexual assault prosecutors successfully make the case the once beloved actor had a predatory secret life. and welcome to the program the leaders of north and south korea have been needing in an unprecedented summit at the two countries mutual border you're watching a live pictures they'll come up shortly of kim jong un and moon j.n. the south korean president at a joint appearance at the summit venue the cheerleaders have discussed some of the most sensitive issues dividing the choose sides including shutting down north korea's nuclear program and prospects for a d

>>> welcome to amanpour on pbs. tonight, from south korea, the summit heard around the world as kim jong-un alongside president moon jae-in pledged no more war on the korean peninsula and complete denuclearization. my interview with the south korean president's special adviser who was at the summit. plus, the latest international reaction as president trump hails the positive progress on the peninsula. two long time korean workers join me to discuss where we go from here. >>> good evening and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in seoul, south korea. a new history starts now. those words from kim jong-un during what's been a remarkable day here on the korean peninsula. the two korean leaders were as we've never seen before standing side by side smiling and joking as they dealt with critical matters like nuclear weapons and peace. the two men did, indeed, make history. first standing together at the dmz and walking back and forth across the demarcation line then signing the so-called panmunjom declaration, a three-page document covering several issues. most importantly a

embley. our top story this hour: hand in hand, the leaders of north and south korea meet for the first summit between the two countries in more than a decade. kim jong—un becomes the first north korean leader to visit the south since the war ended 65 years ago. right now the two men are now locked in talks, with pyongyang's nuclear ambitions expected to top the agenda. and in other news — bill cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in a retrial of charges brought against him. as we go on air, a historic meeting under way between kim jong—un and moonjae—in. the two leaders greeted each other at the military demarcation line. it is the first timea demarcation line. it is the first time a leaderfrom demarcation line. it is the first time a leader from the demarcation line. it is the first time a leaderfrom the north has crossed on to the south since the end of the korean war 65 years ago. the summit will focus on trying to persuade kim jong—un to give up the summit will focus on trying to persuade kimjong—un to give up his nuclear weapons, it is uncertain if they will r

nine hundred fifty three he was warmly welcomed and embraced by south korea's president. of the decades of military standoff between the two sides their leaders made a declaration of peace and promised a nuclear free korean peninsula we'll get to our guests in just a moment first to reports from pod true and south korea. technically they are still at war but this was carefully choreographed to create a new atmosphere of peats north korean leader kim jong un entered from the north side of the demarcation line the south korean president moon j 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. but. it was followed by a reciprocal gesture moon jay in very briefly crossing the line into the north. 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.

announces the suspension of all miss out tests ahead of historic talks with south korea and the u.s. what's brought about this dramatic shift in is kim jong own serious about peace this is inside story. me. and welcome to the program i'm fully back to go after a series of missile tests that kept the world on edge north korea's leader kim jong un has announced his suspending all misato yes and shutting down a nuclear test site the surprise announcement comes ahead of two important summits with south korea and the united states both countries have been pushing north korea to denuclearize u.s. reson donald trump described this latest move as a positive step but is it a real change in pyongyang policy we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first kathy novak has this report from south korea's capital seoul. north korea regularly tested increasingly threatening ballistic missiles last year including weapons that could have the range to hit the united states in september it conducted its most powerful nuclear bomb test now north korea says those tests are over so it should chip pictu

never said that which would undermine south korea, but i think -- i think we're pretty well inoculated to that. i don't think it will have the effect that some might think it would have. i also wonder if president trump, being the un-president, if i can use that term, at least unconventional president, i wonder if he caught kim jong-un off guard by so rapidly accepting the invitation, and perhaps he had thought that he would say no and the propaganda and agitation department had been fully prepared to attack the united states with propaganda assuming that president trump would say no. and his rapid acceptance maybe undercut that and put kim jong-un on his heels, and that may be one of the -- one of the -- the ways that things are playing out, but, you know, the question is he in beijing? will will there be a north-south summit and will there be a president trump and kim jong-un summit? the jury is still out on those so i think i'd like to give a couple of things to reflect on as we go ahead. you know, first is that i think we should remember what president trump's policy is. it is maxi

south korea they were quickly dubbed the peace olympics. two high profile delegations made history by attending the opening and closing ceremonies. kim jong un sr cameo john became the first member of the ruling family to step foot on south korean soil since the korean war she came with an invitation and kim invited the south korean president moon ga in. succumb to the young yang if the meeting comes to fruition it would be the first time kim has met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven and kim and president trump shocked many when they agreed to meet in the coming months. analysts say there can be no substantive movement on the north korean issue without denuclearization. in south korea there is enormous hope that a seismic shift in the relationship between the two koreas is a foot. because of all the global attention i believe unification for the government is making efforts and i think people are rooting for it. but there is also skepticism and a wait and see approach. is a priest and an activist who participates in frequent protests that she disagre

i'm mariko oi in south korea. the headlines: we are just moments away from an historic summit between the two koreas — the first time a north korean leader has crossed the border since the korean war. so can the south convince kimjong—un to give up his nuclear weapons? i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: bill cosby is found guilty of sexual assault, in a retrial of charges brought against him. but his lawyer says the fight isn't over. and president trump's first trip to the uk is confirmed, but without the pomp and circumstance of a state visit. if»; és'fifiiéé if—zigigxér-sfi ii'ifiiiii 9-2 i , : , first, here is the bbc‘s laura bicker, who has been to one this man farms his seaweed on the northern limit line separating the two countries. translation: they draw lines on this ocean, and tell us not to go over them. it's like being in a prison without bars. the hazards of fishing in these waters have less to do with the weather and more to do with the political climate. even when things are good, such as now, between north and south korea, there is a

this is day two of the news live from berlin the leaders of north and south korea agreed to and have an unprecedented summit yields pledges to bring the korean war to a formal ends and with the potential of nuclear weapons but will actions follow works will bring you complete coverage also on the program the. course of a tree in washington is john the chance and i'm going back a little past to meet u.s. president donald trump for a look ahead to a meeting the promises to be brief and far from simple. i'm still down welcome to the program the leaders of north and south korea have agreed to formally end the state of war between their two countries sixty five years after the fighting and it is a historic summit a kim jong un blue jay and said they would sign a formal peace treaty by the end of this year and work towards a nuclear free korean peninsula and they insisted they did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past. an extraordinary moment in korean history after decades of hostilities and the threat of a nuclear confrontation a new era of peace is declared on the peninsula.

democratic country like south korea in these talks clearly james the symbolism is key here mr kim saying he's got a heartfelt a sincere and an honest desire to move the relationship forward but he didn't talk about the d. word he didn't talk about denuclearization but i guess at this point he was never going to use that word anyway not yet. no it's all so far about the symbolism and about setting a turbo if you're critical of this you might say well it's all really so far just one big photo opportunity it's relatively easy to choreograph a photo opportunity it's much much harder to deal with the fundamental issues here they will come up with a final declaration we think if they can agree on one by the end of the day one of the things they'll talk about is the idea of moving towards a peace treaty because the korean war in one thousand nine hundred fifty three ended just in a truce the two sides are technically still at war that's something they can work on but as you say the real big issue is north korea's nuclear program and the fact that the u.s. and others allies of the u.s. including

south korea's president moonjae—in. the two leaders greeted each other with a handshake at the military demarcation line that divides the peninsula. it's the first time a leader from the north has crossed into the south since the end of the korean war, 65 years ago. a south korean official says that in the talks morning session kim jong—un told the south korean president he had come to the summit to end the conflict between the two countries and was willing to visit seoul if invited. andrew plant starts our coverage. a north korean leader setting foot in south korea for the first time since the korean war, more than six decades before. kim jong—un shaking hands with the president of south korea, the start of a historic meeting with international interest high, in a secretive regime that's suddenly, seemingly more accessible. this is where the two leaders are meeting. the border village of panmunjom, between their two territories. the finest details already defined. they will face each other across 2,018 millimetres of table, symbolising the year. and overlooking their meeti

the summit between north and south korea and its potential effects on security in the korean peninsula, the u.s. and china. live coverage from the stimson center here in washington dc. >> you can see the leaders, the face of leaders. guys, which is not the name of the restaurant, which is delicious. it is really scary for us. before the two koreas jong's you can see kim face and trump's face. is kind of an image of a burglar. trump, who isurse firing theory. then we have a summit. and then south koreans , i canion to kim jong-un say, has been changed. how handsome he is, how nice. seethen also you can president trump is smiling. this is psychological, maybe in the situation of south korea. as you witness north korea recently had several nuclear missile tests. korea on september 9, they argue that it is kind of a hydrogen. and then in two years more than three missile launches, they practiced. in the situation, the military complex is quite likely. and maybe we can figure out why would --ea enjoyed thewas superiority and mission capabilities, including military and economy. maybe they c

take place. you are looking at pictures live of north korea and south korea. it will be the first time a north korean leader has ever stepped foot on south korean soil. bryan suits, welcome back to the show. brian: warm glance. so let's talk about this meeting. you have these two leaders that have an awful lot on the table. number one, denuclearizing north korea and reunifying the korean peninsula. what happens at this meeting? brian: the south korean goal line is to get south korea to sit down and sign a peace agreement and armistice. it's been a state of war since june of 1950. for president moon that's the ultimate brass ring for him. to come to the south korean people and say i got a peace treaty. for the north koreans it's to appear they are amenable to give and take. this is the warmup to the big event next week. it's extremely significant. this is the first time as you point out, whichever kim is in charge of north korea has ever met the south korean president. but the south koreans' expectations are very, very low. kennedy: they are low but the stakes are incredibly high. what

korean war and promises not to attack the north that's according to south korea which says kim made the promise to its president in jay in friday's historic summit came has also promised to shut down the north nuclear test site in may and disclose the process two experts and journalists under the migrants from central america have reached the mexican border even to states i spent a month on the road and hoping to cross into the u.s. and seek asylum. armenia's the ruling party says it won't stop a protest leader who's led massive anti-government rallies from leading the country but only if the opposition unite behind him demonstrators have been rallying ahead of tuesday's parliamentary vote choose a new prime minister as a mounting that protest leader nicole passion ian be chosen for the top job on many years previous prime minister search for jessie and resigned a week ago after demonstrations against. the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces say they've repelled the syrian army from taking several villages along the border with iraq meanwhile the government says it's made a deal with o

president of south korea but not really new to any of this foiled because he was last time there were talks in two thousand and seven he was the chief of staff to the then president so he arranged the summit which took place in pyongyang he knows all of the details intimately he has a background as a human rights lawyer but he also has a background serving exactly the place where you're looking because as a young conscript he was a special forces soldier for the south koreans he served right here guarding this very tense spot so he knows the issues extremely well as you said that they he seems to have been made for this moment. james as you have pointed out the summit is happening with basically really nothing having been agreed to per se it's having a summit and then working out the details later if all of those details fall apart what this summit have had any significance. well no i think certainly the americans are looking for something concrete rather than just good pictures and good images the image is a part of it but what they agree is part of it as well now that have been discussion

leaders of north and south korea agree to that war president said summit shields pledges to bring the korean to a formal and the potential of nuclear weapons but actions following words from bring you complete coverage also on the program. more summitry in washington german chancellor angela merkel arrives to meet us president donald trump talks promised to be brief and far from straightforward. o'clock because two new songs for the virtual two off on the t.v. special. welcome to the program so the leaders of north and south korea have agreed to formally end the state of war between their two countries sixty five years after the fighting stopped as i started summit to kim jong un and move jay inside they would sign a formal peace treaty by the end of this year and work towards a nuclear free korean peninsula and they insisted i did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past. an extraordinary moment in korean history after decades of hostilities and the threat of a nuclear confrontation a new era of peace is declared on the peninsula. moments before the leaders signed a historic d

is a rather historic day and we have been hearing from people here in south korea as well as defectors who have left north korea. we are now seeing the footage of the peace house and we are expecting south korean president moonjae—in to be a writing, there are he is, he and his carand his writing, there are he is, he and his car and his convoy arriving at the peace house, where the summit will ta ke peace house, where the summit will take place. the peace house is on the southern side of panmunjom in the southern side of panmunjom in the demilitarised zone, which divided the two career‘s since the end of the war, divided by a military demarcation line and kim jong—un will become the first north korean leader to cross this border. there is a lot of coverage on this summit, as you can imagine, some 3000 journalists both foreign and local have been registered to cover at the event. you are watching live coverage of the peace house on the southern side of panmunjom, not far from where we are standing right 110w. from where we are standing right now. that is where the leader

peninsula that's a message from a history making day is the leaders of north and south korea sign an agreement to work together towards peace. and security is tight around the summit is kim jong un becomes the first north korean leader in sixty five years to cross over into the south. oh i'm martin dennis you're without is there live from doha also coming up palestinians protest for a fifth week along the gaza israeli border plus. bill cosby. three words for you guilty guilty a get out that. the man known as america's dad bill cosby is convicted of sexual assault. i am. so history is made on the korean peninsula at this very moment the leaders of north and south korea along with their wives are getting ready to sit down for a full dinner after a day of talks and symbolic gestures they've just signed an unprecedented declaration calling for a peace treaty that would replace the armistice there's been in place a sixty five year as well as early on friday morning kim jong un became the first north korean leader is a set foot in the south since the end of the korean war in one nine hundr

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 united states but the world with the upcoming meetings with the north korean leader kim jong il and saying that he believes there is a bright path ahead that could be achieved if there is denuclearize ation not only for the united states but the world but certainly there was a headline coming out of all of this and that was that donald trump is also keeping open the possibility the meeting could not occur at all s

summit. the two leaders of south korea and north korea have met and they are going to start their official summit shortly. we have been watching some live pictures of the welcoming ceremony where they shook hands, they smiled, they held hands together and going back and forth between the north and the south korean sides in the demilitarised zone. joining us live isjohn delurie, demilitarised zone. joining us live is john delurie, professor demilitarised zone. joining us live isjohn delurie, professor north and south korea relations. -- delury. who could have imagined the four months ago we would be watching this moment? there has been a 180 degrees reversal since last year. why is this happening now? we were talking about war last year and peace this year. the critical factor is kim jong—un and his readiness to do this. to take all of the risks. an incredible level of political risk and symbolically risk. to go to china and come across to south korea and talk to donald trump. it's hard to know what is going on in north korea but just the fact is to know what is going on in north

out moving forward. and also coming up the leaders of north and south korea are praised for committing to peace at their historic summit but will this time be any different we'll get reaction from seoul. and it's that time of year again the relegation dogfight is nearing its climax in germany when this league i find teams are fighting to beat the drop we give you the lowdown on the line ball and who has hold busting it. and welcome to the program we start in washington where german chancellor angela merkel has held talks with u.s. president donald trump it was the second face to face meeting between the two and merkel's first trip to washington since being reelected she's trying to persuade trump to stay in a landmark nuclear deal with iran which he's threatened to pull out of on may twelfth it was just one issue where differences between them are proving difficult to bridge. as chancellor merkel met president trump at the white house the focus was on style as well as substance. after a frosty first meeting last spring in washington this time there were signs of a thaw no handshakes pe

happening now. the leaders of north korea and south korea meeting face-to-face for the first time in decades. >>> amazon shares soaring as earnings came in strong but they also announced a big surprise you may not be happy about. >>> sprint and t-mobile could rap up a deal within the coming days. >>> president trump hosting german chancellor angela merkel at the white house. >>> and meet your number one nfl draft pick >> the cleveland browns select baker mayfield >> wow and more on the browns big bet on baker coming up it's friday, april 27th, "worldwide exchange" begins now. >>> all right. good morning from wherever in the world you may be watching. that's a live picture of the president of south korea and kim jong-un of north korea meeting today in the dmz, the demilitarized zone between the two countries on the southern border, on technically the south korean side. this is the first time that the leader of fnorth korea has traveled south of the dmz since the 91950s, to call this a historic meeting may be an understatement doesn't seem to be helping the markets now. you can see

you're seeing the south korea's president moon who's signing it on one side one of his aides giving it to him you'll see actually the person the female hands they're giving the supreme leader kim his document to sign is actually his sister who's assisting him with signing the documents they are exchanging each other's copies they are shaking hands the two leaders having signed this agreement yet another historic image from this summit which i think is going according to the south koreans extremely well they will head out from inside the peace house where they are now posing and shaking hands once again down the red carpet in a moment and speak to us and tell us a little bit more let me though tell you a little bit more now it's been signed because we got just a few moments before the signing what it is what it says it says both koreas will work on reconnecting both countries and work towards unification the career's will establish a communications post in cali song area that's where in the past there's a factory that's been operated by the south koreans in north korea where both cou

speciality of cold noodles that's a speciality from north korea that's caught on here in south korea in seoul just a short distance drive from here i'm told restaurants are selling out of cold noodles on this day and understand that part of the menu is going to be a swiss potatoes rusty nodding to the assumption that kim jong un spent some of his education at least in switzerland. absolutely under a fake name he was there in switzerland or the swiss boarding school so he and his sister who's here with him watching this and a key member of his delegation in fact one diplomat told me she now effectively plays the role of vice president in north korea she sewed for with this peace process after her involvement here during the olympics they obviously have experience outside north korea something that most people in this very isolated country do not so they only hear what is broadcast on state television and what is said in the state controlled newspapers for now that's very little and the key thing about what they're not being told is they're not being told at all about the other possible f

trading day. we arewe get to that, talking about history being made in north korea and south korea relations. that theing forward to fact this is even happening. it happened so quickly with what with president moon and kim jong-un, sitting here, i cannot wait to see how this unfolds, if the man walks across and what happens if there is any particular peace agreement or development out of that. in the meantime let's get a check the markets and how they closed here in the united states. you can see the s&p 500 up across the board in the green. i was looking at the health of the s&p's 11 sectors and information technology was the biggest gainer, facebook in particular up 9%, the biggest jump in two years because of some terrific earnings. it also set up nicely in this part of the world with new zealand trading at off to a roaring start in the first few minutes. thank you weak dollar holding steady off of the strengthening greenback. and the aussie dollar also 75.5.g for at crudeld up slightly and hovering around $68 and we will continue to see pressure on the coal price. here with first world n

it's being dismantled on young wants to focus on economic growth the historic summit with south korea a mock departure from hostile rhetoric how will this play out inside north korea this is inside story. hello there welcome to the program i'm noriko they do come jong un has promised to shut down north korea's nuclear test site next month he reiterated the pledge joy has summit with south korea's president when j. and on friday but there's no word on the future of his ballistic missiles program nor where they'll bounce in the malls from the u.s. president to get rid of nuclear weapons or together kathy novak has this report from seoul. the world saw the smiles and handshakes on friday now the south korean president's office is revealing more of what was said behind closed doors at the historic summit south korea says kim jong un promised to close the nuclear test center next month and invited american and south korean experts and journalists to inspect it days before the summit north korea announced it would shut down the site of all six nuclear bomb tests kim referred to speculation th

, north korea says it will adjust its time zone to match south korea. let's speak to our correspondent laura bicker in the south korean capital seoul. we were expecting a quiet sunday morning, but now we get this? and this has all come from the presidential palace, the blue house, here. —— blue house. they say kim jong—un made all these comments. we will start at the beginning. this nuclear test site in north korea, i think you and i were talking a couple of weeks ago, kim jong—un was planning to close this test site, but what he is saying is, not only will i close it, i will allow experts from the united states and south korea and the media to see that it south korea and the media to see thatitis south korea and the media to see that it is closed. there has been lots of speculation around this test site. a number of reports have come out that during the last test in september it was badly damaged. kim jong—un said he was aware of those reports and he denies them. he said the test site is still in good condition. he says it has not been closed down, and is not being close dow

>>> welcome to "amanpour" on pbs. tonight, from seoul, south korea, as a historic summit with the north gets under way. i go one on one with this country's foreign minister, determined to find a path to peace on the peninsula despite the odds. >>> plus a word of warning from a former top korean insider. a deputy ambassador to the uk-turned-defector, he tells me why he doesn't believe the north's prepared to give up its nuclear weapons. >>> good evening, everyone. and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in seoul. an historic moment here, and it's arrived at dizzying speed, after years of violent rhetoric, the two korean leaders meet face-to-face, attempting to pull off a near-impossible task, bringing peace to the peninsula. there are plenty of skeptics but south korea is radiating optimism, determined to begin a successful process widely seen as a predoes tore a summit between president trump and kim jong-un to dismantle pyongyang's nuclear program. no expens, minute detail, or careful choreography have been spared. i felt the optimism up close from south korea's money

we are back on bbc world news, covering the summit between north korea and south korea. this is the first time kim jong—un and moon jae—in our meeting, the first summit between the two countries. kim jong—un will become the first north korean leader to cross the border since the korean war. sorry, professor, i just interrupted since the korean war. sorry, professor, ijust interrupted you. there are some critics who are sceptical, who are worried that this summit between the two very unpredictable men, kim jong—un and donald trump, could go wrong. what is your view? yes, thus far, as you said, the unpredictability of the political leaders can, conducive to the happening of the historic summit, both recognise that there are bargaining leverage —— recognise the bargaining leverage of the counterpart, and they hope they can make good the meeting in the summit. and from now, from the... at the summit table, an productivity is transformed from an asset into a liability. instead, mr trump, transformed from an asset into a liability. instead, mrtrump, as well as mr kimjong—un,

. a momentous step — talks between the leaders of north and south korea take place in the demilitarised zone — with a pledge there should be no more war. the two countries‘ leaders sign a joint statement — declaring their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula . translation: we are living next door to each other, there is no reason why we should fight each other. we are one nation. in a highly symbolic move — kim jong—un and president moon jae—in plant a pine tree in soil from both north and south korea. also coming up in the next hour. britain's economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. the so—called beast from the east was only partly to blame — it actually boosted energy use and online sales. and dozens of nhs trusts say the home office is risking patient safety — by refusing to issue visas to a hundred doctors from india. and the duke and duchess of cambridge announce the name of the new royal arrival. louis arthur charles. good morning. it's friday 27th a

all about north and south korea, hugely symbolic meeting between these two men. and quite a dramatic change from last year. ——. we saw a lot of tension between the north koreans and south koreans and the us. quite a change. i was koreans and the us. quite a change. iwas in koreans and the us. quite a change. i was in south korea are a couple of yea rs i was in south korea are a couple of years ago when tensions were quite high. it's quite a huge change. a few months ago, we were talking about military tensions rising. it can take credit for this. what kind ofa can take credit for this. what kind of a roll deep in the south korean president is playing because when he was elected, it was on the basis of, left me and i will bring us closer to north korea. that is one of the goals that the president has had. some of the credit has to be given to him. some of the dynamic might come from the fact that donald trump is meeting kim jong—un come from the fact that donald trump is meeting kimjong—un noon in a couple of times. the chinese behind—the—scenes will have had an i

home for me to realize that north and south korea just neighbors who live separately but rather a family. 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 you know right. even though. it was a day rich with symbolism and surprises this was the moment came 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 the north's commitment the next day a meeting between kim jong il and us president donald trump is planned for may or june. so what has toda

this wus coming to you live from north and south korea for a pro historic summit. this rule the so-called climb which defines the korean peninsula officials have been because. this will rule for aerial on this delicate mission also coming up. cross the white house it's hoped no nor had. that this previous encounter with president truong. 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 significa