A Declaration to End the Korean War Matters: 3 Steps to Moving Forward

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A Declaration to End the Korean War Matters: 3 Steps to Moving Forward

Seoul and Washington don’t see the end-of-war declaration the same way. That has implications for diplomacy with North Korea.

By Kyung Suk Lee and Joshua Nezam
September 14, 2018

After the historic Singapore Summit on June 12, North Korea’s lack of progress on denuclearization prompted U.S. President Donald J. Trump to pause the diplomatic process by cancelling Secretary Pompeo’s upcoming visit to Pyongyang. In order to overcome this stalemate, Seoul recently decided to send a second envoy to Pyongyang and prepare a third South Korea-North Korea Summit in September. It has become increasingly important for Seoul to mediate between Washington and Pyongyang to narrow the gap in their current stances and propose a palatable plan to sequence concessions. However, Seoul and Washington must first resolve growing discrepancies in their approaches to negotiations with North Korea. At the current juncture, an end-of-war declaration with Pyongyang has become a hot issue that requires greater attention.

The Moon administration wants to declare an end to the Korean War as a stepping stone to North Korea’s complete denuclearization. While Seoul believes ending the longstanding hostile relationship between Washington and Pyongyang to be a key prerequisite for North Korea’s denuclearization, Washington views an end-of-war declaration as premature considering insufficient progress on the denuclearization front...

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https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/a-declaration-to-end-the-korean-war-matters-3-steps-to-moving-forward/

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1. seoul is the one that's gonna be attacked and invaded. its their call nt

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2. No one is going to get attacked unless a screw comes loose in the US

the main threat to stability is in DC.

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3. JTBC reported that NK paper today had a statement saying they won't denuclearize without

...a prior declaration of the end of the Korean conflict by the US. The typically colorful speech was something to the effect that one didn't one-sidedly lower their shield in front of a sword wielding robber, it produced uncomfortable feelings.