Koreas make nuclear pledge after historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding a historic summit. 

The announcement was made by the North's Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in of South Korea after talks at the border. 

The two also agreed to push towards turning the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953 into a peace treaty this year.  It comes just months after warlike rhetoric from North Korea.  Details of how denuclearisation would be achieved were not made clear and many analysts remain skeptical about the North's apparent enthusiasm for engagement.  

Following discussions at today's summit, Mr Kim said both leaders agreed to co-ordinate closely to ensure that there was not a repeat of the region's "unfortunate history" in which previous progress had "fizzled out".  

He said there may be backlash, hardship and frustration, adding,  that victory cannot be achieved without pain. The two leaders also discussed ending hostile activities as well as changing the demilitarised zone that divides the country into a peace zone by ceasing propaganda broadcasts.

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