With Koreans glued to their screens — and much of the world watching — Kim Jong Un's historic trip to South Korea seemed to run as smooth as clockwork. After shaking hands with President Moon Jae-in at the military demarcation line separating the two Koreas, Kim became the first North Korean leader to step foot in the South. He even convinced Moon to walk with him back on the northern side, one of many highly symbolic moments. While skeptics doubt the latest round of talks over Kim's nuclear program will lead to a breakthrough, the images spurred hope of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. Whatever the outcome, today is just the start.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un descending stairs from the Panmungak building on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is seen from Paju, South Korea, on Friday, April 27, 2018.
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in as they meet for the first time ahead of the inter-Korean summit.
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Kim and Moon shake hands as they meet for the first time.
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Kim and Moon shake hands.
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Moon, left, and Kim shake hands while posing for media assembled on the southern side of the border.
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Kim, left, holds Moon's hand as he invites him to the northern side of the border.
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Moon and Kim shake hands while posing for media assembled on the northern side of the border.
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Kim and Moon pose with children after receiving flowers.
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Kim and Moon hold hands as they return to the southern side of the border.
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Kim and Moon walk along a red carpet followed by guards in traditional costume.
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Kim and Moon wait during an honor guard.
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Moon, bottom left, and Kim pass an honor guard.
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Moon, flanked by Kim on his right, shakes hands with Kim's sister Kim Yo Jong.
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Kim writes in a guestbook as Moon stands by at the inter-Korean summit at the Peace House.
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Kim signs the guestbook: "New history is from now on. Era of Peace, from the start line of history. Kim Jong Un"
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Kim and Moon speak ahead of talks.
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Moon, center left, and Kim, center right, sit down for talks at the Peace House.
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North Korea security guard a vehicle carrying Kim following the morning session of the summit.
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Moon and Kim speak in front of a pine tree they planted in the village of Panmunjom
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Kim and Moon sign a deal to end the seven-decade war.
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Kim and Moon after signing the deal.
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