Seoul, June 30: Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America (USA), on Sunday stepped into North Korean territory. With this historic moment, Trump is the first sitting US president who has ever set foot in the former enemy country. After the US President arrived there, he met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the Demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea. US President Donald Trump Meets Top K-Pop Nand During South Korea Trip.
According to reports, Trump along with Kim Jong-un, walked across the concrete blocks dividing North and South Korean territory in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. It was this zone where the two sides fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War.
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#WATCH US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea. pic.twitter.com/F7ozzOdBqJ
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US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea. pic.twitter.com/lxp6zX9ju4
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Earlier in the day, there were reports that Trump had confirmed that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula on Sunday to "just shake hands quickly". "We're going to the DMZ border and I'll be meeting with Chairman Kim. I look forward to it very much. We've developed a very good relationship," Trump said, hailing a 'certain chemistry' between the two leaders.
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