Kim and Moon raise hands on sacred North Korea volcano

On top of the world: Kim (second from left) clasping hands with Moon as their wives look on at the peak of Mount Paektu in North Korea. — AP

PYONGYANG: The leaders of the rival Koreas took to the road for the final day of their summit, standing on the peak of a beautiful volcano considered sacred in the North and a centrepiece of propaganda used to legitimise the Kim family’s rule, their hands clasped and raised in a pose of triumph.

Their trip yesterday to the mountain on the North Korean-Chinese border, and the striking photo-op that will resonate in both Koreas, followed a day of wide-ranging agreements they trumpeted as a major step toward peace.