Amid tensions between the United States and North Korea, there was no special movement observed from the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Thursday.

Panmunjom is where an armistice was signed to pause the 1950-53 Korean War, with North Korea and China on one side and the American-led UN Command on the other.

No civilians live there, and a cluster of blue huts form a Joint Security Area overseen by North Korea and the UN Command.

It's located in the 248-kilometre (154-mile)-long Demilitarized Zone that forms the de facto Korean border.

The DMZ is guarded on both sides by hundreds of thousands of combat-ready troops, razor-wire fences and tank traps.

More than a million mines are believed to be buried inside it.

Today also marks the South Korea's 69th Armed Forces Day and South Korean president Moon Jae-in said that South Korea's aim has not changed in making Korean peninsula denuclearised.

Panmunjom – 28 September 2017

1. Wide of Panmunjom JSA (Joint Security Area)

2. North Korean soldier

3. Wide of JSA, placard reading (Korean) "Panmungak"

4. North Korean soldier

5. Wide of Panmunjom

6. Shift focus from JSA soldier to North Korean Soldier

7. South Korean JSA soldiers

8. North Korean soldier

9. Tilt up from South Korean soldier to North Korean soldier

10. Wide of Kijong-dong village (also called Peace village)

11. North Korean flag

12. Wide of Kijong-dong village

13. North Korean tower reading (Korean) "Our respected leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il will always be with us"

14. Houses in Kijong-dong village

15. North Korean guard post

16. Various of "Bridge of No Return"

17. North Korean soldier with telescope

18. North Koran flag

19. Pan of Kijong-dong village

South Korean authorities have invited journalists to the venue of the upcoming inter-Korean summit talks in the border village of Panmunjom.

Journalists were invited for a tour of various places along the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on Wednesday including the Joint Security Area (JSA) and Peace House.

The building located on the South Korean side of Panmunjom is set to be the site of a historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in later this month.

The 2018 inter-Korean summit is scheduled to take place on 27 April.

Panmunjom - 18 April 2018

1. Exterior of Peace House seen from South Korean side

2. Inscription on stone reading (Korean) "Peace House"

3. Various of building under construction

4. Windows

5. Exterior of building

6. Various of soldier

7. Exterior of building

8. Wide of Joint Security Area (JSA)

9. North Korean soldier standing guard

10. Close of gun

11. Sign above door reading (Korean) "Panmungak"

12. Soldiers guarding JSA

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NO ACCESS SOUTH KOREA

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Panmunjom – 27 April 2018

1. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shaking hands

2. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader:

"There are a lot of people hoping (for the best result). I am worried we will disappoint them if we do not follow up on any good agreements and announcements from the past meetings, and also if we do not make this meeting the opportunity to improve our relationship. Therefore I want to say that we should be more determined so we can look back at the lost 10 years and say it was not wasted. I hope we can meet frequently to solve problems between the two."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Moon Jae-in, South Korean President:

"I hope we can have a conversation with big results in mind and reach an agreement, so we can give our citizens and everyone around the world, who hope for peace, a big gift."

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. Wide of summit

STORYLINE:

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade on Friday.

Kim said he's ready for "heartfelt, sincere and honest" talks with Moon on pending issues and that the Koreas must not repeat the past where they were "unable to fulfill our agreements."

Kim said he was worried they would disppoint people "if we do not follow up on any good agreements and announcements from the past meetings."

He added that he hoped the two could "meet frequently" to resolve issues.

Kim did not make any direct mention of the North Korean nuclear issue in the part of his talks with Moon that were shown on live television.

Moon in response there were high expectations surrounding the inter-Korean summit and that they produce an agreement that would please the people of Koreas and also "everyone around the world, who hope for peace."

Kim gave his younger sister Kim Yo Jong a place at the negotiating table.

She was in Kim's delegation as he walked across the line that divides the two Koreas on Friday morning and took a seat beside him as the first round of talks started.

The only other North Korean official present was former intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol, the top official in charge of relations with the South.

Kim Yo Jong has emerged as the most visible member of Kim Jong Un's regime after her brother - since she became the first member of the ruling North Korean family to travel to the South in early February for the Olympics.

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Panmunjom, the border area between South and North Korea, was opened to the media on Friday, a day after the rival nations agreed to hold their third summit in a year later this month.

There was no North Korean presence at the Joint Security Area (JSA), where tourists frequently visit with hopes of seeing North Korean soldiers.

Panmunjom is where an armistice was signed to pause the 1950-53 Korean War, and it was also the venue for the historic summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.

It's located in the 248-kilometre (154-mile) -long Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that forms the de facto Korean border.

The DMZ is guarded on both sides by hundreds of thousands of combat-ready troops, razor-wire fences and tank traps.

More than a million mines are believed to be buried inside it.

Panmunjom – 7 September 2018

1. Various of Joint Security Area (JSA), inside Panmunjom, the border area between South and North Korea

2. Various of patrol officers at Panmunjom

3. Wide of soldiers standing guard around a tree, which was planted by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the summit on April 27

4. Close of memorial stone, which says (Korean) "We planted peace and prosperity, Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong Un"

5. Wide of the tree and memorial stone

6. Various of the bridge where Moon and Kim walked together on April 27

7. Various of soldiers