US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong‑un briefly at the demilitarised zone later this afternoon.
The BBC reports the unprecedented meeting comes after Trump tweeted an apparently spontaneous invitation to Kim to join him on his visit.
In a joint press conference in Seoul, South Korea President Moon Jae‑in confirmed they would have a "handshake for peace" at the border.
North Korea has not yet commented.
It will be Trump and Kim's third meeting.
Moon said the leaders would meet in Panmunjom, the so‑called truce village inside the border zone where negotiations between South and North Korea have often taken place.
Trump told the press conference that he and Kim had "developed a very good relationship" and he was looking forward to meeting him.
The DMZ (demilitarised zone) is the thin strip of land which divides North and South Korea. No sitting US president has been inside it before.
BBC
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