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US lawmakers urge Biden to declare formal end to Korean War
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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Nov, 2021
A group of US lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden last week,
urging his administration to quickly engage with North Korea and discuss
declaring a formal end to the Korean War, an activist group said.
The
letter was also sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Yonhap News
Agency reported on Tuesday citing the Korean American Public Action
Committee (KAPAC) as saying.
"We wish to highlight the importance
of the US continuing its efforts to facilitate peace between South
Korea and North Korea and bring about democracy for all residents of the
Korean Peninsula," said the November 4 date letter released by the
KAPAC.
It was was signed by Democratic Representative from California, Brad Sherman and 22 other lawmakers, according to the KAPAC.
The
lawmakers noted South Korean President Moon Jae-in renewed his proposal
to declare a formal end to the Korean War in his address to the UN
General Assembly in September.
"An official end to the state of
war between North Korea, South Korea, and the US is not a concession to
North Korea. Rather, it is a vital step towards peace that serves the
national interest of the US and our allies alike," said the letter.
"To
that end, we urge the administration and the Secretary of State to
prioritise active diplomatic engagement with North Korea and South Korea
with the goal of a binding peace agreement constituting a formal and
final end to the state of war between North Korea, South Korea, and the
US."
The divided Koreas technically remain at war, as the 1950-53 war ended only with an armistice.
Seoul
believes declaring a formal end to the war may help restart
denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea, which have stalled since
2019.
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