North Korea says 'historic' summit opens 'new era for peace'

North Korea has praised the "historic meeting" between it's leader and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in.

North Korea on Saturday hailed its summit with the South as a "historic meeting" that paved the way for the start of a new era, after the two leaders pledged to pursue a permanent peace and rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons.

The official KCNA news agency carried the text of the leaders' Panmunjom Declaration in full and said the encounter opened the way "for national reconciliation and unity, peace and prosperity".