Kim became the first North Korean leader since the 1950-53 Korean War to set foot in South Korea.

Key takeaways from Korean leaders' joint statement from historic summit

Trump's move comes as he prepares to host the North Korean leader in a summit meeting next month which is being keenly by experts.

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The White House also said it looks forward to continuing discussions with South Korea in preparation for the planned meeting of President Donald Trump and Kim in the coming weeks.

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The US president has said he hopes to meet with Kim in May or June, and a White House official has said Trump may seek to meet with Moon before hand

Trump praises historic North, South Korea meeting

The two leaders solemnly declared before the 80 million Korean people and the whole world that there will be no more war on the Korean Peninsula and thus a new era of peace has begun.

Full statement: Panmunjom declaration for peace, prosperity and unification of the Korean peninsula

In a historic move, the two Korean leaders decided to convert the Demilitarised Zone(DMZ) into a "peace zone"

In joint statement, North and South Korea decide to convert DMZ into 'peace zone'

Trump had previously said his much-anticipated meeting with Kim would take place in May or early June, within weeks of Friday's historic inter-Korean summit.

US president Donald Trump says 3 or 4 dates possible for Kim Jong Un summit

During its stint there, the 60th Parachute Field Ambulance Unit suffered three fatal and 23 non-fatal casualties.

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The leader will be served Swiss rösti with a Korean style in a specially curated banquet menu, presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said in a briefing Tuesday

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Four North Koreans were also killed in the crash

North Korea's Kim Jong-un expresses 'bitter sorrow' over bus crash that killed 32 Chinese

Trump has said he could meet with Kim in late May or June

Trump says talks with North Korea going well ahead of summit

The DMZ - a legacy of the Cold War - intersects the 38th Parallel, which was the border separating the two countries before the Korean war of 1950.

Ahead of the inter-Korean summit, ground report from DMZ

The G-7 ministers called for North Korea to abandon all weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapons, and its ballistic missile programmes, including short- and medium-range missiles capable of hitting South Korea and Japan, according to Kono

G-7 ministers will never accept North Korea until it remains armed: Japanese foreign minister

North and South Korea are in the final stages of preparations for a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the border truce village of Panmunjom on Friday

South Korea switches off propaganda broadcasts, Moon upbeat on North Korea nuclear halt

North Korea said on Saturday it was suspending nuclear and missile tests and scrapping its nuclear test site

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Trump will decide by May 12 whether to restore US economic sanctions on Tehran

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Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan also singled out Syria, Myanmar, Turkey and Venezuela as nations with a poor human rights record

US calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights

North Korea's decision to close its nuclear test site and suspend missile tests is a 'meaningful progress' for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's presidential office said on Saturday

North Korea making meaningful progress towards denuclearization: South Korea

The US State Department on Friday labelled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as 'morally reprehensible' governments it said violated human rights within their borders on a daily basis, making them 'forces of instability as a result.'

US labels China, Russia, Iran and North Korea 'morally reprehensible' over rights

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needed to conduct nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile tests because it has completed its goal of developing nuclear weapons, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un says his country will suspend nuclear, missile tests and abolish test site

South Koreans have lived for decades under the threat of war with their hostile and now nuclear-armed neighbour

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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needed to conduct nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile tests

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Key takeaways from Korean leaders' joint statement from historic summit

Do not forget President Xi's help in North Korea issue, reminds Trump

White House issues statement, says US hopeful Korea talks will achieve progress

News brief: Big stories of the day

Trump praises historic North, South Korea meeting

Full statement: Panmunjom declaration for peace, prosperity and unification of the Korean peninsula

In joint statement, North and South Korea decide to convert DMZ into 'peace zone'

US president Donald Trump says 3 or 4 dates possible for Kim Jong Un summit

On eve of inter-Korean summit, Indian Army's 'forgotten' role in Korean war

Here's what Kim and Moon will feast on at the Korean Summit this week

North Korea's Kim Jong-un expresses 'bitter sorrow' over bus crash that killed 32 Chinese

Trump says talks with North Korea going well ahead of summit

Ahead of the inter-Korean summit, ground report from DMZ

G-7 ministers will never accept North Korea until it remains armed: Japanese foreign minister

South Korea switches off propaganda broadcasts, Moon upbeat on North Korea nuclear halt

Trump says 'long way' to go on North Korea crisis

As US, North Korea plan to meet, Iran warns against Trump deals

US calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights

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North Korea making meaningful progress towards denuclearization: South Korea

US labels China, Russia, Iran and North Korea 'morally reprehensible' over rights

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un says his country will suspend nuclear, missile tests and abolish test site

South Korean is sceptical of North Korea's 'nuclear' promises

We hope this indicates an effort to negotiate in good faith: Britain on North Korea's nuclear move