Historic Handshakes As North And South Korea Promise ‘New History’ (Video)

In what can only be seen as historic images, North Korean Leader Kim Jung-Un entered into South Korea and shook President Moon Jae-in’s hand for the opening of the first set of talks between the two leaders.

It marks the first visit of a North Korean leader to the South in 65 years. The last time was at the end of the Korean war in 1953.

Mr. Kim stated that this would be a ‘starting point’ for peace and pledged a ‘new history’ in their relations between the two nations which were mortal enemies for many years.

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Wearing his custom black suit, Mr. Jung-Un was all smiles as he shook hands with Mr. Jae-In, also clearly relieved of how well this was all going.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kim Jung Un just stepped into South Korea for peace talks and shook hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and all top ten trending topics on Twitter have to do with sports. Sad. <a href="https://t.co/716uzn3IfT">pic.twitter.com/716uzn3IfT</a></p>&mdash; Mark Dice (@MarkDice) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/989711084561940481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The move comes several months after Mr. Jung-Un and US President Mr. Trump were still tweeting and sending each other warlike rhetoric. But in the end, North Korea caved and agreed to a set of meetings both with South Korea and the US.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">North Korean Dictator Kim Jung Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In meeting in the DMZ. This meeting is historic on so many levels. President Trump is working his way towards the Nobel Peace Prize if this all pans out. <a href="https://t.co/qR8IPFY7Gd">pic.twitter.com/qR8IPFY7Gd</a></p>&mdash; Joey M. (YourVoice™ America) (@JTM_YVA) <a href="https://twitter.com/JTM_YVA/status/989783381981519872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2018</a></blockquote>

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A few weekends ago, the new US Secretary of State Mr. Mike Pompeo had traveled to Pyongyang for a visit with the North Korean leader (see our related coverage).

President Moon said the demarcation line was “no longer a symbol of the division but a symbol of peace.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kim Jung Un has just stepped onto South Korean soil. Who do we owe this historical moment to, I wonder… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepAmericaGreat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepAmericaGreat</a> <a href="https://t.co/ogSelxSH8F">pic.twitter.com/ogSelxSH8F</a></p>&mdash; Batya Goldberg (@Batyagoldberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/Batyagoldberg/status/989663824851685376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2018</a></blockquote>

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He then added a compliment to President Kim Jong-un, stating: “I would like to pay tribute to the courageous decision made by you, you have made a bold and courageous decision, so why don't we make the bold and courageous decision to amicably discuss peace, to once again give a great gift to the whole humankind by achieving peace.”

If peace between these two nations is indeed achieved, it will be a major accomplishment that the White House Administration of President Trump can indeed take partial credit for. None of the past US Presidents has ever achieved so much movement from the North Koreans in just a year’s time.

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