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SEOUL, June 30-- U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Sunday met at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom. Trump, who arrived in South Korea Saturday night after attending the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan, held talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday morning, then went to Panmunjom by helicopter around noon time. Trump greeted Kim and shook hands with him right above the military demarcation line (MDL), marked by a low concrete slab. Together with Kim, Trump crossed the MDL into the DPRK side of Panmunjom, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to set foot on the DPRK territory. On the DPRK side, the leaders of the DPRK and the United States shook hands again and took a photo opportunity before crossing the MDL back into the South Korean side. The MDL has divided the Korean Peninsula into two since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with armistice, not a peace treaty. The peninsula remains in a technical state of war because of the armistice agreement. Kim called Trump's walk across the border a "courageous and determined act" to liquidate an unpleasant past and pioneer a good future. President Moon joined Kim and Trump later, talking with each other with beaming smiles. It marked the first time in history that the leaders of the two Koreas and the United States met in Panmunjom. | 
