Moon, Kim shake hands, raising hope for formal end of Korean War

South Korean President Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands for the first time on Friday, fueling hope that the two may be paving the way for a formal end of the Korean War.As the two countries remain technically in a state of war due to the 1950-1953 conflict that ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty, their leaders have held formal talks only twice, in 2000 and 2007.In the war that began on June 25, 1950 with a North Korean invasion, the United States and the United Nations fought alongside South Korea against the North, which was supported by China and the Sovi…READ FULL ARTICLE