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Jovial mood as Korean leaders meet

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Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Thu, 2 Jan 2020, 2:06pm
The two leaders have met for the first time. (Photo / AP)

Jovial mood as Korean leaders meet

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff,
Publish Date
Thu, 2 Jan 2020, 2:06pm

The Inter-Korea summit today has brought together the leaders of North and South Korea, for the first time in two decades.

The meeting between the two leaders, Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, was watched from all over the world, has high hopes of a new peaceful beginning.

Not much is known about the meeting, although some experts believe it has got off on the right foot.

Correspondent Jonathan Cheng told Larry Williams that the body language between the leaders is all good.

"A lot banter, even some joking between the two Korean leaders, and that's exactly the sort of mood that [Moon] wants to see on the Korean peninsula right now."

READ MORE: The Koreas come together - Kim, Moon shake hands

However, questions still remain over the motives behind North Korea agreeing to meet with their southern neighbours.

Analysts believe economic sanctions may have played a part in Kim Jong Un deciding to leave North Korea for the talks.

Cheng says we never quite know what's driving North Korea's decisions.

"Seeking more economic cooperation is something that I think South Korea would have been pushing for today, and we'll see how interested they are in that."

LISTEN TO JONATHAN CHENG TALK WITH LARRY WILLIAMS ABOVE

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