Transcript for Kim Jong Un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in embrace warmly in meeting
Next, to the surprise meeting in the dmz. Kim Jong-un and South Korea' presidt embracing warmly in a rare face-to-face meeting joining ust days after president ump canceled the upcoming June 12th summi tonight, word the Korean leaders are agreeing to new high level talks next month. ABC's Bob woodruff report from the region tonight. Reporter: It's the face-to-face meeting no one saw come. South Korea's president walking across one of the world's most militarized borders, shaking the hand of North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Even giving him a hug. This aunannounced, two-hour meeting was hastily arranged just hours before. Taking place on E north Korean side of the demilitazed zone, where the twsides met for the first time neay a month ago, when both leers promised to try and rid the an peninsula nuclear weapons. Now, Kim is expressing strong will for a summit wit president trump. This just two days after president trump abruptly canceled his upcoming summit with Kim, citing the north's "Tremendous anger and open hostility." Never before has a south Korean or U.S. President called out the north Koreans for their belligerent language. Reporter: The north threatening a, quotenuclear to nuclear showdown, even calling the viceresident a "Political dummy." But after the prident's letter, that aggression seems to be vanishing. They very much want to doit. We'd like O it. Reporter: This ek, in front of foreign journalists, the north triggered this series of osions, claiming to destroy its nuclear testing facilities. T like so much in North Korea, it's unclear if that is true. Now, with leaders here in beijing and Ross the region justching these developments closelhe white house says that they are still planning to send an advance team to Singapore to prepare for the June summit, just in case it happens. Tom? We will see. All right, Bob, thank you so
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