The Guardian: North and South Korea agree ‘in principle’ on formal end of war
Pyongyang has made end to US hostility a precondition for peace talks after almost 70 years of conflict South and North Korea, China and the US have agreed “in principle” to declare a formal end to the Korean war, almost 70 years after the conflict ended in a shaky truce, the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, has said.
But Moon conceded that talks on the 1950-53 war were being held back by North Korean objections to present-day “US hostility”.
Speaking in Canberra on Monday during his four-day visit to Australia, Moon said he believed the four main parties agreed in principle to a peace declaration.
But he added that North Korea had made an end to US hostility a precondition for talks.
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Update #1: Korean War end-of-war declaration agreed in principle: Moon (ABC News)
Update #2: North and South Korea agree 'in principle' to formally end Korean War after 70 years (Next Shark)
Update #3: What Does Agreement 'in Principle' on an End-of-War Declaration Mean? (The Diplomat)
WNU Editor: The Korean war will officially end one day. But not anytime soon.
4 comments:
The reason for "US hostility" is because the US is allied with South Korea in it's fight against North Korea essentially following the lead of Douth Korea.
Dear BP--
what a silly remark! I am Fred and have been for many years. I was at the setting up of the original talks for the peace conference in early 1951. Hostilities had stopped but officially the war was not ended. Any talk of officially ending the war now after this many years has nothing to do with following S. Korea. Many in the South have relatives in the North and yes they would like to see their nation united. But ending the war officially after all these years is simply a sensible move that will change not a thing at this point. I am not sure why you say what you have said. Do you think then that we should simply continue to NOT end the war officially and keep things as they are? For what reason? Who benefits by that?
Of course I believe the war should end. I want our military personnel home.
Mr. Moon is allegedly trying to end the war. He "conceeded" that talks are being held back because of "US hostility" presumably towards North Korea. The reason for US hostility here is because of it's allegiance to South Korea. Why does Moon say such things? I think the following could explain it. 1.) His efforts at negotiating an end to the conflict aren't proving as fruitful as he'd like and someone else needs to be blamed. It wouldn't be the first time a leader has done something like this. 2.) He's not sincere and actually has another agenda. I think 1 is most likely. After all he has made some very ambitious statements regarding reunification.
If he believes "US hostility" is holding things back, he should move to alter the course of the SK government as US policy here reflects the direction of SK leadership.
Thank you for your service in the early 1950s. Without such extraordinary sacrifices the current free and prosperous South Korea probably doesn't exist.
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