According to Russian satellite network, nearly 20 Democratic lawmakers proposed a resolution on Tuesday to formally announce the end of the Korean War that has lasted to the present day since 1950, but the resolution still allows US troops stationed in South Korea to continue to stay in South Korea.
US House Armed Services Committee member Ronaldo Kana said in a statement: "The historic contact between North Korea and South Korea has created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to officially end this war. President Trump must not waste this rare opportunity for peace. He should work with our allies, South Korean President Moon Jae-in to end the war and move towards the direction of denuclearization of the peninsula."
Karna also said: "The resolution clarifies that ending the war does not require the United States to withdraw its troops from North Korea or accept North Korea as a legal nuclear-bearing country. The resolution also requires the government to continue to transport the bodies of US troops back home and expand cooperation to achieve (for reasons of the war) separation of South Korea and the families of Korean Americans, and to promote exchanges and humanitarian cooperation among the people." Other representatives supporting the resolution include Andy Kim, Barbara Lee, Pramira Jayapal, Deb Khallan and Jane Shakowski.
It is reported that the move to end the Korean War came hours before US President Trump plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and hold a second round of negotiations on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. On June 12 last year, Trump and Kim Jong-un had their first talks, but the process of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula has stalled due to the U.S. refusal to lift economic sanctions on North Korea. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo said: " Pyongyang refuses to take further action to destroy its ability to manufacture nuclear weapons until it sees some responses from Washington .
In 1953, General South Japan, Chief Representative of North Korea and China, Lieutenant General Harryson signed the North Korean armistice agreement on Panmendian . The war between South Korea and the United States ended, but no formal peace treaty has been signed, which means that the Korean Peninsula is still in a state of war. Last September, North Korea and South Korea reached a historic war end declaration amid unprecedented heated relations between the two countries. Trump thoughtfully stated at the time that the United States might Similar actions will be taken. Although the demilitarized zone between the north and the south also provided support for the end of the state of war, about 28,000 US troops were stationed in South Korea as a bastion to resist possible conflicts later.
The United States lost a total of 54,000 soldiers in the Korean War. However, according to South Korea's Ministry of Defense, more than 2.5 million ht in cruel battles carried out across the country, including the indiscriminate bombing of North Korea by the United States, led to more than 2.5 million North Koreans died.
Following the statement by Roh Kana, Kevin Martin, Chairman of the North Korean Peace Operations Organization and Coordinator of the North Korean Peace Network, also issued a statement in which he said: "This resolution provides a common sense concept for achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula and advancing nuclear disarmament , and all members of Congress should follow closely. The bill, timely proposed on the eve of President Trump and Kim Jong Un’s second summit, provides a blueprint for diplomacy and should be correctly acknowledged that negotiations cannot make real progress without parties taking reciprocal steps and building trust measures at the negotiating table. Rep. Ronaldo Karnar and the original co-sponsor of the bill wisely went beyond Washington, DC politicians who were full of hypocritical politics, expressed their clear support for the diplomatic process, and also demanded that the executive form a plan to achieve lasting peace and nuclear disarmament on the Korean Peninsula accountable to Congress. By supporting the declaration of the end of the Korean War and demanding (signing) a peace agreement to formally end the war, this legislation represents a gradual recognition by Congress that denuclearization (peninsula) cannot be achieved without peace. Establishing a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula is crucial to eliminating the grounds for North Korea to maintain its nuclear arsenal of invasions (implementation) deterrence against countries that are still technically still in war.Announcement of an end to war or signing a formal peace agreement is not a concession, but a beneficial step to reduce the risk of conflict and advance the cause of nuclear disarmament (forward). ”
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter also supported the resolution and said in a statement that ending the war is the only way to ensure the true security of the North Koreans and the American people and will create conditions to alleviate the pain of ordinary North Koreans most affected by the ongoing tensions. (Editor: LWC)
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