U.S. and China, signing parties of 1953 armistice agreement, express their support for formal end of Korean War
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The U.S. and China is all for a formal end to the Korean War.
Their support has more significance,... as the two sides are signing parties of the 1953 armistice agreement
Park Ji-won explains further.
The U.S. Department of State expressed its support for the formal end of the Korean War,... adding to speculation that the leaders of the two Koreas, during their summit talks next Friday, will discuss a new peace treaty that will replace the current armistice agreement signed in 1953.
During a regular press briefing in Washington Thursday, local time,... State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the U.S. would certainly like to see a formal end to the armistice,... and the U.S. would support it.
This follows U.S. President Donald Trump's comment on Tuesday that South Korea has his blessing on talks to officially end the Korean War.
China has also expressed support for the official end to the Korean War.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Hua Chunying said Thursday,... during a regular press briefing,... that Seoul's plans to declare the formal end of the Korean War and establish a peace treaty would help bring peace to the peninsula, and that Beijing hopes to play an active role in the process.
The 1953 Armistice agreement of the Korean War was signed,... as a cease-fire agreement,... by the U.S.-led United Nations Command,... China,... and North Korea.
Now that two out of the three signing parties of the armistice agreement have expressed their official support for the formal end of the war,... discussions over the new peace treaty,... which will govern the next chapter of inter-Korean relations,... are expected to become one of the main issues at the inter-Korean summit next Friday.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.
The U.S. and China is all for a formal end to the Korean War.
Their support has more significance,... as the two sides are signing parties of the 1953 armistice agreement
Park Ji-won explains further.
The U.S. Department of State expressed its support for the formal end of the Korean War,... adding to speculation that the leaders of the two Koreas, during their summit talks next Friday, will discuss a new peace treaty that will replace the current armistice agreement signed in 1953.
During a regular press briefing in Washington Thursday, local time,... State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the U.S. would certainly like to see a formal end to the armistice,... and the U.S. would support it.
This follows U.S. President Donald Trump's comment on Tuesday that South Korea has his blessing on talks to officially end the Korean War.
China has also expressed support for the official end to the Korean War.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Hua Chunying said Thursday,... during a regular press briefing,... that Seoul's plans to declare the formal end of the Korean War and establish a peace treaty would help bring peace to the peninsula, and that Beijing hopes to play an active role in the process.
The 1953 Armistice agreement of the Korean War was signed,... as a cease-fire agreement,... by the U.S.-led United Nations Command,... China,... and North Korea.
Now that two out of the three signing parties of the armistice agreement have expressed their official support for the formal end of the war,... discussions over the new peace treaty,... which will govern the next chapter of inter-Korean relations,... are expected to become one of the main issues at the inter-Korean summit next Friday.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.