North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has returned to North Korea after a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, at which they vowed to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula but provided no specific new measures.
Smiling and holding hands, Un and Moon Jae-in met at the heavily fortified demilitarised zone between the countries on Friday in the first summit between the two Koreas in over a decade.
The dramatic meeting, aimed at ending their decades-long conflict, comes weeks before Kim is due to meet US President Donald Trump.
Kim Jong Un Has Returned to North Korea
As pop music blared, Kim and Moon firmly grasped each other's hands on Friday during a lavish farewell ceremony at the border truce village of Panmunjom, as photos of their summit were projected onto a massive screen installed in front of the building where they met.
Kim then boarded a black Mercedes Benz limousine that drove them back north.
Korean Leaders Aim for End of War, "Complete Denuclearisation" After Historic Summit
The leaders of North and South Korea embraced on Friday after pledging to work for the "complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula", on a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.
The two Koreas announced they would work with the United States and China this year to declare an official end to the 1950s Korean War and seek an agreement on "permanent" and "solid" peace.
The declaration included promises to pursue phased arms reduction, cease hostile acts, transform their fortified border into a peace zone and seek multilateral talks with other countries including the United States.
Donald Trump 'Proud' of the Meet
President Donald Trump tweeted "KOREAN WAR TO END" after a historic meeting between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea.
Trump responded to the meeting of North Korea's Kim Jong Un with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in South Korea.
Shinzo Abe Welcomes Meet
Japan's leader Shinzo Abe is welcoming the outcome of the inter-Korean summit as a step towards resolving the North Korean threat, reported AP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised the talks Friday as a "forward-looking move." He told reporters in Tokyo that he expects North Korea to take concrete actions toward denuclearization through its planned talks with the U.S.
Abe says he hopes to get further details and Moon's evaluation of the talks when they talk by phone.