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US President Donald Trump steps into North Korea

Published: 30 Jun 2019 - 09:41 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 07:48 am
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in this still image from video taken June 30, 2019. U.S. Network Pool/via REUTERS TV UNITED STATES

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in this still image from video taken June 30, 2019. U.S. Network Pool/via REUTERS TV UNITED STATES

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Panmunjom, South Korea: Donald Trump on Sunday stepped into North Korean territory, the first time a sitting US president has ever set foot in the former enemy country.

In a historic moment, Trump walked across the concrete blocks dividing North and South Korean territory in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, where the two sides fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War.