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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) opened the historic Inter-Korean summit at the military demarcation line in Panmunjom, South Korea on April 27, 2018 with a highly symbolic 20 seconds long handshake. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

Hand in hand, they took their first steps on the southern side in Panmunjom. Kim Jong-un is the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the end of the 1950–1953 Korean war. Photo: EFE.

Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, too, took part in the meeting held in a blue-carpeted conference room on the second floor of the Peace House, and on her arrival, she was warmly welcomed by Moon Jae-in. Photo: hani.co.kr.

Then the two delegations sit down for the summit meeting. Photo: Newsis.

And finally, Kim Jong-Un’s inscription in the visitors’ book: “A new history begins now. An era of peace, the starting point of history”. Photo: Aflo/Rex/Shutterstock.

And last but not least, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook (right) toast North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and First Lady Ri Sol-ju (left) toast during a banquet held in Panmunjeom on Friday. Photo: Yonhap.