Seoul, Nov 26 : , South Korean Unification Minister Lee Inyoung presented Friday’s proposal to declare a formal end of the 1950-53 Korean War to be a “good start point” in the search to find a “meaningful” solution for Pyongyang security concerns. According to Yonhap News Agency, Lee made these remarks while Seoul is pushing for the declaration to give Seoul new momentum to re-engage Pyongyang and resume its stagnated initiative for lasting peace on Korea Peninsula.
Lee stated that “from the standpoint of North Korea which has called for the withdrawal hostile policy,” at a peace forum held in Goseong, on the east coast.
He stated that “(We) will build trust via the declaration, and based upon that trust, we could go to a process where we can have substantive conversations on mutual interests.”
The North has repeatedly urged the US to abandon its hostile policy toward North Korea.Washington, however, has stated that it has no hostile intentions and called for Pyongyang to return to dialogue.
Seoul and Washington are in final stage consultations about the declaration, Seoul officials said.However, there are still uncertainties over whether Pyongyang will accede.
Kim Yo-jong (the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un) called the declaration an “interesting and admirable” idea in September.However, she urged Seoul not to continue its hostile policy towards Pyongyang and to begin relevant discussions.
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