This marked the first time that Kim has crossed the North Korean border to meet with Moon.
Meeting up at the border, Kim and Moon smiled and greeted each other with a handshake. They later posed for photos on both sides of the border before walking off to join a parade.
This meeting comes after the thaw in relations that took place on the Korean Peninsula leading up to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, in which North Korea agreed to participate in the games and join its southern neighbor as a unified Korea.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.
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People applaud as they watch live footage of South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) at the Demilitarized Zone, on a screen in Seoul on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in shook hands on April 27 over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism ahead of a historic summit.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in shook hands on April 27 over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism ahead of a historic summit.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (3rd L-bottom) walks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (2nd L-bottom) down a red carpet past a welcoming ceremony to the official summit Peace House building for their meeting at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit Friday after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit Friday after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in inspect an honor guard ahead of their historic face-to-face talks, in Panmunjom Friday, April 27, 2018. Their discussions are be expected to focus on whether the North can be persuaded to give up its nuclear bombs.
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People wave South Korean flags as a convoy transporting South Korean President Moon Jae-in leaves the Presidential Blue House for the inter-Korean summit in Seoul, South Korea, April 27, 2018.
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A man displays the Korean unification flag as he watches a news report on the inter-Korean summit, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, April 27, 2018.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (center R) and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (center L) pose for a photo with representatives from both sides during a welcoming ceremony before walking to the official summit Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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Kim Yo Jong (L), sister and close adviser to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (top C), brings a bouquet of flowers as he and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (R) pose with children after meeting at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries ahead of their summit at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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School children look through binoculars at the viewing deck of an observatory overlooking the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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Anti-North Korea activists burn a North Korean flag during a demonstration at the Imjingak Peace Park near the Tongil bridge checkpoint leading to Panmunjom and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with North Korea, in Paju on April 27, 2018.
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North Korean security persons run by a car carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un return to the North side for a lunch break after a morning session of a summit meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone Friday, April 27, 2018. Their discussions will be expected to focus on whether the North can be persuaded to give up its nuclear bombs.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (L) gestures next to South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (R) as they pose for a photo during the Inter-Korean summit in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's entry in a guestbook is seen at the Peace House at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. The writing reads "A new history starts now. An age of peace, from the starting point of history."
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in gestures at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.
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South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (2nd L) attends the Inter-Korean summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (2nd R) and his sister Kim Yo Jong (R) in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) steps with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (R) across the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries into the South side ahead of their meeting at the official summit Peace House building at Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
The two men briefly stepped back over the line into the North before walking to the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom for the summit -- only the third of its kind since hostilities ceased in 1953.
The two men briefly stepped back over the line into the North before walking to the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom for the summit -- only the third of its kind since hostilities ceased in 1953.
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Anti-North Korea activists hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration at the Imjingak Peace Park near the Tongil bridge checkpoint leading to Panmunjom and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with North Korea, in Paju on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
© AFP 2023 / Ed Jones
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (R) speaks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (unseen) as North Korean General Kim Yong-chol (L), who is in charge of inter-Korean affairs for North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, looks on during the inter-Korean summit in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (L) shakes hands with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (R) at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries ahead of their meeting at the official summit Peace House building at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South's President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on April 27 after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.
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