President Moon Jae-in (right), U.S. President Donald Trump (middle) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on June 30 meet up at the truce village of Panmunjeom in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.
By Jeon Han, Kim Sunjoo and Kim Hwaya
"A historic meeting."
This is what President Moon Jae-in, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called their June 30 gathering at the truce village of Panmunjeom on the inter-Korean border.
The event was unprecedented, leading Trump to say that if Kim did not appear, he would be in an awkward situation.
The American president said he only expected to shake Kim's hand and say hello, but they ended up holding talks for 53 minutes. Pyeongyang and Washington have thus gone from stalled dialogue to preparing for working-level talks.
Kim also called the meeting "an amazing event."
The following Korea.net photographs show moments during this historic meeting in chronological order.
President Moon Jae-in on June 29 talks to National Security Council Director Chung Eui-Yong at INTEX Osaka in Japan during the G-20 summit. U.S. President Donald Trump is shown getting closer to them to ask if they read his tweet about being able to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the inter-Korean border during Trump's visit to South Korea. (Yonhap News)
U.S. President Donald Trump on June 29 waves after arriving at Osan Air Base in South Korea for a visit. (Jeon Han)
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on June 30 laugh at Cheong Wa Dae in their joint news conference. There, President Moon in his opening statement officially announced a meeting between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the inter-Korean border. (White House)
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 30 shake hands over the Military Demarcation Line in Panmunjeom on the inter-Korean border. (White House)
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 30 walk toward North Korean territory after greeting each other in Panmunjeom. As the first incumbent American president to enter the North, Trump took 20 steps into the country and posed for photographs taken by hordes of reporters in the southern part of Panmunjeom. (White House)
President Moon Jae-in (right) on June 30 speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) in front of Freedom House in Panmunjeom. (White House)
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 30 shake hands before starting their third bilateral talks at Freedom House located in the southern part of Panmunjeom. (White House)
President Moon Jae-in on June 30 hugs North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Military Demarcation Line in Panmunjeom with U.S. President Donald Trump looking on. (White House)
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump wave goodbye to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Military Demarcation Line in Panmunjeom. (White House)
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