South Korea: End to Korean War agreed to "in principle"
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According to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the US, China, and North Korea have agreed "in principle" to the official declaration of the end of the Korean War.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (AP)
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has announced on Monday that China, North Korea, and the United States, have agreed in principle to the declaration of the end of the Korean war.
In a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra, Moon announced the news after bilateral talks.
Moon said to reporters that "Australia has also supported the end of war declaration proposal by the Korean Government and the relevant parties to this declaration. It would be the United States, China, and the Republic of Korea, and North Korea. And I believe, in principle, everybody agrees to the declaration."
Moon also added that peace could prevail in the Korean Peninsula and end a "quite unstable" armistice, adding that it was crucial to initiate talks between South and North Korea.
The Korean War unofficially ended in 1953, when the Korean Armistice Agreement, which does not entail a peace treaty, was signed.
South Korea's end-of-war Declaration supported by Beijing
Earlier, China expressed support for South Korea's willingness to declare the official end of the 1950-1953 Korean war.
Yang was quoted by the Yonhap News Agency as saying, "[We] support the push for the end-of-war declaration and believe that the end-of-war declaration will contribute to promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula."
