a meeting with the north korean dictator, kim jong-un. the president took part in a wreath laying ceremony to pay his respects to fallen korean soldiers who died fighting alongside u.s. forces in the korean war. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond in seoul with the president. jeremy, this announcement about joint military exercises, this is yet another example of president biden reversing what president donald trump had done. reporter: yeah, no doubt about it, alex. what we re seeing from president biden on this trip to seoul is a return to foreign policy in tis region and attempt to deepen and tighten the cooperation between the u.s. and allies in the region, south korea and japan where the president heads next. this move announced in a joint statement between president biden and the south korean president yun indicates they are going to enter discussions to expand the joint military exercises. that is steep reversal from what we saw under president trump who down