Kim became the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the Korean War ended 65 years ago.
The leaders of North and South Korea set off today towards the Demilitarised Zone that divides their countries for a historic summit, the highest-level encounter yet in a recent whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy.
The meeting on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom -- only the third of its kind since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War -- is intended to pave the way for a much-anticipated encounter between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.
In the most detailed direct reference to the process by the North so far, the official KCNA news agency said Kim will "open-heartedly discuss... all the issues arising in improving inter-Korean relations and achieving peace, prosperity and reunification of the Korean peninsula".
Kim became the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the Korean War ended 65 years ago.
1. In Pics: Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea after 65 years, meets Moon Jae-in
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attend a welcoming ceremony in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)
2. In Pics: Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea after 65 years, meets Moon Jae-in
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The leaders of North and South Korea set off towards the Demilitarised Zone that divides their countries for a historic summit, the highest-level encounter yet in a recent whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy. (Photo: Reuters)
3. In Pics: Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea after 65 years, meets Moon Jae-in
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North Korea's official KCNA news agency said Kim will "open-heartedly discuss... all the issues arising in improving inter-Korean relations and achieving peace, prosperity and reunification of the Korean peninsula". (Photo: Reuters)
4. In Pics: Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea after 65 years, meets Moon Jae-in
)
The meeting on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom, only the third of its kind since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, is intended to pave the way for a much-anticipated encounter between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. (Photo: Reuters)
5. In Pics: Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea after 65 years, meets Moon Jae-in
)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his sister Kim Yo Jong look on next to South Korean President Moon jae-in after a flower presentation by children ahead of the inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom, in this still frame taken from video, South Korea April 27, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)
