'A great honour': Trump becomes first sitting US president to step into North Korea

A historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken place - with the two men entering into North Korean territory alongside each other.

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President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village in the Demilitarised Zone on Sunday. Source: AAP

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 Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula, where the two sides fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War.

"I just want to say that this is my honour," President Trump said alongside Kim Jong Un. "I didn't really expect it, we were in Japan for the G20. I came over and I said I want to meet Chairman Kim. 

"We got to meet and stepping across that line was a great honour. A lot of progress has been made, a lot of friendships and this is a great friendship in particular." 

He added it was "a great day for the world".


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Published 30 June 2019 11:37pm
Updated 1 July 2019 12:07am

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