COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: And finally, a North Korean youth performance group is in South Korea. CNN's Chris Riker tells us how the arts are forging new bonds on a divided peninsula.</s>CHRIS RIKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They arrived in Seoul to the sound of a marching band and crowds of well-wishers. North Korean children in South Korea, bringing a message of unity and friendship. Pyongyang's Youth Arts Troupe is visiting to celebrate plans for next month's historic meetings between the North and South Korean leaders. After arrival, the visitors were welcomed by young artists from the South called the Little Angels. The Southerners had visited the North two years earlier, their own effort to bridge the gap between North and South. The Northerners, between 8 and 17 years old, sparked an emotional response.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I'm glad they have come. It's so touching that I feel like crying.</s>RIKER: The group's leader says they came to Seoul to promote reunification of the Communist North and capitalist South.</s>CHOI HWI, NORTH KOREAN ART TROUPE (through translator): North Korean youth troupe members from Pyongyang are sure that we provide hope and great pleasure to 70 million Koreans who desperately wish for reunification with successful performances in Seoul. Thank you.</s>RIKER: The visitors will give five performances, the last on Sunday, before flying home on Tuesday. The two Koreas - bound by culture, separated by politics. As the welcoming ceremony ended, the kids sang a song called "Unification of the Fatherland" - high hopes indeed for next month's summit. Chris Riker, CNN.
North Korean Youth Troupe To Perform In South Korea