North Korea state TV fails to show historic moment Kim Jong-Un crossed border with South

It was a moment broadcast live by TV stations in every nation... with one glaring exception.

Millions watched as Kim Jong-un stepped over the border in South Korea to greet Moon Jae-in.

But North Korea’s state broadcaster KCTV did not feature it, says North Korea Tech.

Major broadcasters from Washington to Beijing beamed images live allowing millions to watch Mr Kim as he made the historic trip south.

North Korea's Kim Jon Un meets South Korea's President Moon Jae-in

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CNN captioned the broadcast “historic North-South Korea summit underway”, while the BBC said “Kim Jong-un arrives for talks”.

Live coverage was also put out by KBS, NHK, Arirang TV, CCTV 4, YTN and SBS.

The exception, naturally, was North Korea’s own state broadcaster KCTV, according to North Korea Tech which monitors broadcasts from California.

The leaders meet at the historic summit
AP

“Coverage of the inter-Korean summit is news everywhere except North Korea,” said Martyn Williams.

Kim became the first ever North Korean leader to step foot in the South since the end of the Korean War 65 years ago as he crossed the military border.

South Korean President Moon was pictured greeting his visitor on the border line at 9.30am, local time, before the crucial talks got underway.

The leaders have agreed to completely rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons.

The pair made the landmark agreement at the first peace talks held in South Korea for 65 years.

The pair failed to provide any specific measures on denuclearization in a joint statement made after talks on Friday.

It said: “The two Koreas confirmed their goal of achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula through complete denuclearization."

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