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And heres what south koreas top security official had to say a little earlier children in the north clearly expressed its willingness for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and clarify that theres no reason for them to retain Nuclear Weapons if military threats against them are removed and if the safety of its regime is guaranteed more on the story now with boche and Asian Affairs expert at the Bertelsmann Foundation thats a think tank here in berlin that had thank you very much for joining us again in our studios so north and south korea have agreed to a summit in april do you think this is real progress. I think its definitely progress if you consider that a couple of weeks ago we were talking about a real threat of war on the Korean Peninsula that is no because the talking because the diplomatic process is coming back to life other than that on substance on the Nuclear Issue on the rocket tests i dont see any progress yet its too early to tell where the south korean president lee j. And hes had a difficult position in a difficult position of balancing defensive measures but also diplomacy what do you think he is looking to get out of these talks i think is very eager to engage north korea i think theyve come to the conclusion that engaging them is better than isolating them and he is in a very delicate position because washington under dont know trump has kind of taken the responsibility for security on the Korean Peninsula out of his head and for a long time there was a strong circles in washington who were arguing for a preemptive strike which would have horrible consequences for korea and so the south korean government really wants to get back in the driving seat and were hearing encouraging voices from the north or the north also saying that it could be willing to scale back its Nuclear Program under certain conditions but should be skeptical of that i would be very skeptical of that they want to talk and thats what theyve been doing for the last fifteen years or something theyve always said that they would be willing to scale it back if they got satisfactory security guarantees and they can keep talking about there for ever and they have talked about this forever and use these talks as a cover to actually develop their Weapons Systems further i dont see any progress and any reason for north korea to make any concessions to time we said earlier that the u. S. Essentially taken security over security essentially as in the Korean Peninsula what chance do you think that this diplomatic thought that were seeing could actually lead to the u. S. And north korea getting back to the table together. I think eventually they will have direct talks its worked north korea has been wanting to do for a long time the u. S. Has been very hesitant but actually there have been signs under the Trump Administration that they would be willing to sit down and i think thats going to happen eventually again whether that brings any progress and substance im very skeptical about that do you think they could also sit down with kim jong il i think they would eventually i mean it happened under the Clinton Administration didnt lead to anything but produced good pictures and board north korea time i think the essential issue here really is that this process is very much determined by what north korea is willing to do they are setting the terms you all right there how to parchin Asian Affairs expert at the Bertelsmann Foundation here in berlin thank you very much thank you not to some other stories making news around the world japan has appointed its first female commander of a Navy Squadron its a move that encouraging more women to join the countrys selfdefense forces radio call as zuma was inaugurated into her new role on board japans largest warship should be commanding a squadron of one thousand of which only thirty are women. Uncertainty is mounting in italy after sundays election failed to establish a majority for any single Party Leaders of both the euro skeptic five Star Movement and the anti immigrant league are now vying to rule the country theyre Unlikely Coalition partners and forming a government could take weeks of negotiation with other parties. U. S. President donald trump has said he may visit israel to attend the opening of the new American Embassy in jerusalem in may the hametz came during a visit from israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital has been highly controversial aggravating arab allies and reversing a decades of u. S. Policy. And officials in the u. S. State of florida have passed a bill to create news restrictions on rifle sales and allow some teachers to carry guns in schools the move comes in response to a Deadly School shooting in the state last month now britain has said it will respond appropriately and robustly to any russian involvement in the apparent point poisoning of a former spy service cripple an x. Russian Intelligence Officer who also spied for britain was taken critically ill on sunday along with his daughter yulia police are racing to identify the unknown substance that sickened them before passers by found them unconscious in the Southern City of salzburg. Cells very police have cordoned off part of a park where former russian spy sergei screen and a woman identified as his daughter were found critically ill on sunday counterterrorist specialists have now been assigned to support local police the rushes to determine exactly what unknown substance made the mill it was after dining at a local restaurant that scruple was found via radio on a nearby bench by a local resident. And then the man starts throwing up it was weird it wasnt like nobody was on for as. You can see that he was fishing for and what he straight wasnt even is just this one was just come support of his around. The kremlin has denied any knowledge of the affair the spokesman called it a tragic situation and said moscow was willing to cooperate in the investigation but hasnt yet been asked to do so said a script was a colonel in russias g. R. U. Military intelligence he was arrested in russia in two thousand and four and convicted of spying for britain two years later in two thousand and ten scripts was free to support of a high level spy swap the trade included the now Prominent Russian agent anna chapman who tried to cozy up to u. S. Power brokers script and his daughter are still in hospital where doctors are working against the clock to find out what has made them ill our correspondent there good mostest tracking this story for us from london and joins us hi barbara i there have been some developments in the story tell us more. Well we now know that it was the alleged spy and his daughter were who are pretty in Critical Condition also they are still in hospital. Trying to find out what it is that poisoned them apparently what is the substance that made them so critically ill this is of course crucial for them to find out if there is any treatment for them we also know that two Police Officers had also been admitted to hospital they are now apparently out of hospital and the police are also saying that that the general public is apparently not not harmed. Who is. A former russian agent. So from all we know he is somebody that used to spy for the he used to work for the Russian Intelligence Services but was then but was then imprisoned for spying for britain he was then in the sort of cold war style prisoner swap exchanged and was subsequently since two thousand and ten living here in the u. K. Apparently from media reports and with his wife and also with his daughter now there are also new media reports who are saying that not only has his wife died fairly recently but also that his son died in the recent visit to russia i know these are unconfirmed reports but it is certainly a very very interesting case and how was britain now reacting to all of this. Well the obvious comparison and whats really on peoples mind is the case of Alexander Litvinenko he was somebody who also used to work for the Russian Intelligence Services however he then became a harsh critic of the kremlin and then came here to london and had asylum here in london he was poisoned in central london. Not very far from where i am at the moment and he died in two thousand and six at University College hospital which is also just around the corner were now in which which was at the time the scene of a huge media interest from all over the world there was an inquiry held into his death. And that found out that most likely Vladimir Putin was to be held responsible for his death which was caused by polonium at the time and indeed there was a trail of polonium all over london and this is something that a lot of london as i think can still remember. With the latest from london thank you becker. Now the last twenty four hours have been the deadliest for civilians in the syrian rebel held enclave of Eastern Ghouta since the recently established un backed cease fire at least sixty eight people have been killed and several hundred wounded as government war planes resumed bombarding the enclave the Russian Military has now offered rebels and their families safe passage out of the area but a rebel spokesman has dismissed this calling it a policy of forced displacement on monday and aid convoy was allowed into the area but deliveries have been suspended due to continued military action. Youre watching d. W. Still to come me and mark is still ethnically cleansing its Muslim Minority door hinge or thats the verdict of a u. N. Official after a tour of refugee camps in bangladesh and every penny counts the daily struggle to survive for half a million venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring colombia to escape growing poverty and political repression at home. But first our fears of a trade war appear to be easing off for now helena at least for now syria its certainly been a volatile few days now those concerns are easing mostly down to the fact that the u. S. President is facing resistance in to his threats to implement steel that out of many of import terrorists from within the ranks of his own party and in a public confrontation House Speaker paul ryan and other republican allies of the president pleaded with him on monday to rethink the measures which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war republican congressional leaders even suggested they may attempt to block those moves but trumbull he remains defiant he replied were not backing down now all of this comes as the u. S. Canada or mexico are attempting to renegotiate the north American Free trade deal enough to which could also be impacted by the dispute over terrorists. The nafta partners were all smiles in mexico city but then the u. S. Repeated its warning it could walk away from the longstanding free trade agreement. As president. We hope for a successful completion of these talks and we would prefer through were part of agreement that proves impossible we are prepared. To your degree. For your goal is there was clear anger at trumps new tariffs and a warning that there was more than just trade at stake. In canada believes that all of these restrictive trade tariffs on canadian steel and aluminum are absolutely unacceptable. It is wrong to see trade with canada as a threat to the National Security of the United States. From a stance is worrying not just trading partners but members of his own Republican Party like House Speaker paul ryan theyve pleaded with him to back down but the president is adamant. And i dont think you are going to have him no trade war actually i dont think its right for if i dont think youre going to have a trade with our history. But it may be trumps idea of a tough opening gambit the art of the deal but for now his tariff threats of worried allies and Corporate Leaders like it and we could talk to holocaust meeting now the chief economist baron but bank hold it appears the president is adamant about his proposed terrace for imported steel and many empty think though that he could be using this to leverage about enough to deal as he has suggested in past. That is probably one of the many motives behind these tariffs the major motive is probably simply to procreate his base the angry voters who think that america can get lost glory back by rebuilding the Steel Industry that would only be competitive on the heavy import protect. Equity markets do seem to be recovering today from the initial shock of all that talk over a potential trade war and shares in hong kong closing over two percent hi whats behind that do you think. We fortunately see that even among us republicans there is significant resistance against these tariffs that donald trump wants to impose while trump will probably impose at least some of these tariffs impose them on some productive stephen of the minium this resistance from republican suggests that trump is unlikely to go much further hence the risk of a trade war that loomed so large late last week seems to have receded a little but as you point out their whole trunk will likely impose some tariffs and we know then that the European Union has readied simm tariffs to go back in the direction of the United States so if we end up ensuring trade or territory how damaging with that before the german industry if we have a number of ronans of escalation after as collation after escalation that indeed would be damaging for the world and it would be most damaging for those countries that rely heavily on exports to the world and that of course includes a very prominently germany for germany in a way the risks in this are even greater than they are for us consumers. Meeting chief economist baron burke bank thanks for your insights. The head of japanese steel make it kobe has announced his resignation the company said it falls strength in quality data for its clients all of its Natural Products not internal report blames cubbies internal culture and the search is now on for new ages to prevent the same thing from happening again. Koby still said zealous pursuit of profit on realistic targets and an insular Corporate Culture all played a part in its Quality Control scandal and now the head of the company says hes taking responsibility and stepping down was about could right once again deeply and sincerely apologize for having caused so much inconvenience to so many people including our customers and our stakeholders by our and our affiliates in appropriate context. When i say. That data fraud came as a further blow to japans Corporate Reputation the countrys Third Largest still maker admitted to fake quality certificates for material sold to around seven hundred customers including some of the countrys biggest manufacturers potentially putting lives at risk it was just the latest Quality Control scandal to hit japan. Well spike over see me now and worrying flare up of sectarian violence in sri lanka thats right helen of the country has now issued a nationwide state of emergency after an outburst of violence between buddhists and the Muslim Minority muslim homes businesses and mosques were badly damaged by buddhist mobs in the Central District of candy on monday and the government fears that these attacks could spread the violence came after a buddhist man was allegedly killed by a group of muslims last week. A senior u. N. Official has said man mars ethnic cleansing of revenge on muslims is still ongoing thats after he visited refugee camps in bangladesh is coxs bazaar