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Whole new level. i wanted to talk about significance of the letter, western world seem crazy for people to think there is so much importance tashed to letters. but inside north korea, letters are the most form hallway they can be delivered, highest significance, remember the china president sent alert to kim jong-un. so this is highest form of communication to show he respects president trump and ready to sit down at the table and try to make a deal for the benefit of his country and interests. >> respect is so crucial in what the president wants. will, stay was. i want to bring into the conve...

Pa li analyst, and spent a lot of time in north korea. and show down takes on the world. also here in new york global correspondent elise that spends time at the u.n. special meeting on monday. let me start with you, sam, next to me, big question letter comes in. how unprecedented is this moment, letter from the leader to the president of the united states requesting in-person meeting? >> this is historic. we did not a letter from the north koreans. >> they are going to start talking. let's listen in. >> on my resent visit to pyeongchang. i would like to thank president, the vice president and...

Adviser for south korea and he is saying in his meeting with president trump, president trump expressed his eagerness to -- i'm sorry kim jong-un expressed eagerness to meet trump as soon as possible, president trump said yes, and he will do so by may. that is incredible thing. i don't think there is anybody watching this or expert on korea who expectsed that response at this time. pretty stunning. also you heard from the national security adviser of south korea a lot of flattery from south korea to the president of the united states. and saying that kim jong-un reiterating his position that n...

When you start talking about north korea, we'll consider that on the record. >> yeah, stay with us jim. i want to go to will ripley in seoul, south korea. you know the players. you've been to pyeongchang 17 times. why do you think kim did this in dramatic way. give a letter, go to washington, hand delivered to donald trump from kim jong-un. why do you think this in this way? >> well, sources i've been speaking with very close to north korea say that kim jong-un has been studying intently president trump. and he's taking a page from the trump playbook. he looks at what is happening right now. t...

Because obviously for president trump that drama matters a lot. >> reporter: and we didn't confirm, erin this was a letter a few hours ago most likely a verbal message. but now obviously we are hearing it was not. if you looked at those images from kim jong-un at the head quartsers of korea where you had more than four hour meeting and dinner with the south korean he was holding in his hand a large byner. which if you look at the byner you assume he had notes and talking points and ready to sit down and talk. but programs in the binder kim jong-un he also made a formal presentation to the sout...