PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 30: (SOUTH KOREA OUT): A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un briefly met at the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Sunday, with an intention to revitalize stalled nuclear talks and demonstrate the friendship between both countries. The encounter was the third time Trump and Kim have gotten together in person as both leaders have said they are committed to the "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula. (Photo by Handout/Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images)
Taking 20 steps into the demilitarised zone north of the border between South Korea and North Korea, Donald Trump made history as the first US president to enter what is known as “the Hermit Kingdom” on Sunday.
“I never expected to meet you at this place,” effused North Korean despot Kim Jong-un, who appeared – according to CNN – “overjoyed” at the moment.
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