SEOUL, KOMPAS.com – President South Korea Moon Jae-in declared, he wanted to end the war with North Korea for the sake of building dialogue.
In his speech at the UN General Assembly, Moon said that efforts are ending Korean War could pave the way for denuclearization and peace.
Moon Jae-in’s call for peace coincides with the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, which ended in an armistice in 1953.
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The agreement between the UN forces led by the US, China, and North Korea did end the three-year firing squad.
However, the ceasefire has never been replaced by a peace agreement. So technically the two Koreas are still at war.
“The time has come to erase the tragedy that has surrounded the Korean Peninsula. The war must be ended for the common good,” he said.
Reported The Sun Tuesday (9/22/2020), relations between the two Koreas were deteriorating even though Moon had met North Korean leaders several times. Kim Jong Un, since 2018.
Moon acknowledged “hopes” of reconciliation must be buried following the collapse of the February 2019 meeting of Kim and US President Donald Trump in Vietnam.
The president of “Ginseng Country” since 2017 said that only the declaration of the end of the Korean War could be a catalyst for the peace process.
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According to him, by stating that the war has stopped, the door to permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula will be established.
“I believe it all starts with the announcement of the end of the war, a move that will ensure a peaceful commitment,” he said.
Experts have actually highlighted how effective this announcement could have had an impact on efforts to reduce tension there.
Moreover, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has stated that the Kim Jong Un regime does not care about the agreement.
“North Korea has told us they don’t care. In their view it is just Moon’s wish,” Bolton explains in his book.
The Korean War began when Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung, launched a surprise attack on Washington-backed Southerners.
National Geographic reported, as many as 250,000 North Korean soldiers and 46,000 Korean soldiers. as well as 40,000 US servicemen killed.
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