Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to step foot in South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Jong-un shook hands at the border, with the North Korean leader saying he hoped to have a ‘frank’ discussion.

Audiences watched as the pair stepped across the demarcation line into North Korea, and stepping back into South Korea, while holding hands.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Jong-un shook hands at the border, with the North Korean leader saying he hoped to have a ‘frank’ discussion.

Audiences watched as the pair stepped across the demarcation line into North Korea, and stepping back into South Korea, while holding hands.

The leaders were met by an honour guard in traditional costume on the South Korean side, writes BBC News.

Their meeting, and holding of hands, was apparently an unscripted moment during what is being called a ‘highly choreographed sequence of events’.

Jong-un and Jae-in retreated to the Peace House in Panmunjom, which is a military compound in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea.

Jong-un wrote in a guestbook:

" A new history begins now – at the starting point of history and the era of peace.

It is the first meeting between Korean leaders in more than ten years.

According to reports Jae-in said there were ‘high expectations’ they could produce an agreement which will be a ‘big gift to the entire Korean nation and every peace loving person in the world’.

The White House said it was ‘hopeful’ the talks between the two leaders would make ‘progress toward peace and prosperity’.

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