relations with south korea. in a new year s address on national tv the isolated country s leader kim jong-un, said if conditions were right, he d be open to high-level talks with the south. translator: if the atmosphere and environment are there, there is no reason not to hold a high-level summit. we will make every effort to advance dialogue and cooperation. reporter: having leaders of the two koreas on speaking terms would be significant. but overtures have been made in the past with no result. in the past there s been so much disappointment with the attempts or offers on the part of kim jong-un to enter into negotiations and then for some reason the conditions aren t right and it doesn t move forward. reporter: in recent months there have been some signs of a thaw in the otherwise bellicose relationship between the north and south. kim s remarks come after a south korean official earlier this week suggested a meeting of cabinet ministers this month.
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