Trump steps into North Korea In historic first visit

Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil Sunday as he met Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, in a symbolic diplomatic spectacle and a first for any American president.  

After shaking hands with Kim over the line that marks where their two countries and their allies fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War, Trump walked for several steps into North Korean territory, before another handshake.  

The two men then walked into Seoul’s territory together -- pausing on the line for photographers -- where they were joined by South Korean President Moon Jae-in.  

“It’s a great day for the world and it’s an honour for me to be here,” Trump said. “A lot of great things are happening.”  

The impromptu meeting in the DMZ -- which came after Trump issued an invitation on Twitter on Saturday -- comes with negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington over the North’s nuclear arsenal at a deadlock.  The two would “just shake hands quickly and say hello because we haven’t seen each other since Vietnam”, Trump said earlier.
Panmunjom (South Korea) 
(AFP), 30 June, 2019