South's leader urges US to declare an end to 1950-53 Korean War

[DonViejo]

Source: The Boston Globe/New York Times



By Choe Sang-Hun NEW YORK TIMES SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

SEOUL — President Moon Jae-in of South Korea urged the United States on Thursday to declare an end to the Korean War as an incentive for North Korea to denuclearize, a call that could put the Trump administration in a bind as it tries to revive stalled talks with Kim Jong Un, the North’s leader.

Moon said that during his landmark three-day summit with Kim this week, the North’s leader had repeatedly expressed willingness to give up his nuclear weapons quickly and to build new relations with Washington.

“He again and again reaffirmed his commitment to denuclearization,” Moon said at a news conference in Seoul, the South’s capital. “He said he wanted to achieve complete denuclearization as soon as possible and focus on economic development.”

To “expedite denuclearization,” Moon said, Kim also hopes to meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and to hold a second meeting with President Trump as soon as possible. Trump and Kim first met in Singapore in June.



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[cstanleytech]

1. Ok, I admit I am confused here.

The US never declared war on N Korea did it? If that is true then shouldnt the one that declares an end to it be North Korea?

[atreides1]

2. It was an undeclared war!

As a war undeclared by all participants, the conflict helped bring the term "police action" into common use. It also led to the permanent alteration of the balance of power within the United Nations, where Resolution 377—passed in 1950 to allow a bypassing of the Security Council if that body could not reach an agreement—led to the General Assembly displacing the Security Council as the primary organ of the UN.


The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when an armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. No peace treaty was ever signed, and according to some sources the two Koreas are technically still at war, engaged in a frozen conflict.


Frozen Conflict:
In international relations, a frozen conflict is a situation in which active armed conflict has been brought to an end, but no peace treaty or other political framework resolves the conflict to the satisfaction of the combatants. Therefore, legally the conflict can start again at any moment, creating an environment of insecurity and instability.