North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made history by crossing his country’s southern border to meet his South Korean counterpart for a summit on the nuclear crisis.
The meeting with Moon Jae-in is only the third time that leaders of the two countries have met in the 65 years since the Korean War – and the first time one of the Kim leaders has crossed over to the South.
The two leader shook hands on the border line before Mr Kim crossed into the South. Mr Moon later crossed into the North as well, and the two posed for ceremonial photos facing each side. The event was also attended by school children, an honour guard and a military band. It was broadcast live across South Korea.
The ceremony took place outside the Peace House, a conference building on the south side of the border, where the two leaders planned to discuss the issue of nuclear weapons on Friday.
North Korea’s nuclear arsenal has developed rapidly in the last year, leading to tense exchanges between Mr Kim and US President Donald Trump. But the North and South have also made several unexpected steps toward peace, including marching under the same flag in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.