In pictures: Koreas push peace

The leaders of South and North Korea have ended a historic three-day summit in Pyongyang by agreeing to seek a formal end to the 1950-1953 Korean War.

The joint statement signed in the North Korean capital commits the two sides to seeking the help of the US and China in establishing peace on the divided peninsula.

Afterwards, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and the North's Kim Jong-il celebrated with a formal lunch and a toast for the cameras.

Mr Roh recorded his visit to the West Sea Flood Gate in Nampo, just outside the capital, by signing the guestbook.

The two sides have agreed to step up economic ties, such as this joint venture car factory in Nampo, North Korea, which Mr Roh visited.

The summit provided plenty of material for cartoonists in the South, who here depict the two leaders as football players...

... while South Korea's opposition said the declaration was insufficient because it did not contain firm commitments to nuclear dismantlement on the peninsula.

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