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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maya Yagoda

Kim Jong-Un's official car flanked by 12 bodyguards running in formation

As the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in South Korea, his official vehicle was flanked by a human motorcade. 

President  Moon Jae-in  welcomed him for a historic summit where both countries agreed to turn their  fortified border  into a “peace zone”. 

The meeting marked the first time each country’s leaders have met in more than a decade. The two sides announced they would seek to establish a “permanent” and “solid” peace on the peninsula.

The 12-man security team are seen running in a synchronised formation around Mr Kim’s car, shepherding him across the border into South Korea.

Both leaders took part in a ceremony to plant a memorial tree. The pine tree was planted in a mixture of soil from both countries’ mountains and water from their respective rivers.

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