North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the village of Panmunjom, the historic site where the Korean War armistice was signed in 1953, for the start of talks between the two countries. This is the third inter-Korean summit, but it's the first time that a leader from the communist North entered the democratic South. South Korea held a welcoming ceremony for the North Korean leader, including a military honor guard review.
In Photos: North and South Korean Leaders Open Summit
![North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, April 27, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1559ccfe-6d18-443c-a672-58eda09adeef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, April 27, 2018.
![A man displays the Korean unification flag as he watches a news report on the inter-Korean summit, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, April 27, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f0fa438d-b221-433c-b829-21a9f79ada7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man displays the Korean unification flag as he watches a news report on the inter-Korean summit, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, April 27, 2018.
![South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at the Peace House in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6e51d82d-e7cd-42f5-ad10-c0ce4178e611_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive at the Peace House in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.
![In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a guest book watched by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitariz](https://gdb.voanews.com/dcaf3792-e350-4f4e-bdd6-1ca2962b6112_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a guest book watched by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitariz