Two Koreas await long journey from armistice to peace treaty
- 6 years ago
So overall, the reaction of the public is more positive.
In your report, you mentioned a roadmap that shows the four stages to an era of peace, can you tell us more about that.
Sure, a couple of days ago, the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae said that since its difficult to replace the current armistice with a peace treaty right away, it will first make a declaration ending the war before signing the treaty.
I've met with a number of experts, and many of them said the peninsula's path to peace would likely occur in four stages., beginning with a declaration of the end of the war between the two Koreas, the participation of the U.S. to the declaration, and the signing of the peace treaty together with the U.S. and China.
According to one expert, since the signing of a peace treaty is a legal procedure, it needs the approval of the signatories of the armistice other than the two Koreas, namely the U.S. and China.
But, in order for this to actually happen, he stressed that North Korea needs to be sincere and show a willingness to denuclearize.
Let's take a look.
"The most important thing is North Korea's willingness to denuclearize. If North Korea has decided to give up its nuclear power, the upcoming talks between Kim Jong-un and President Trump will be successful, which will directly lead to a declaration that ends the war."
In your report, you mentioned a roadmap that shows the four stages to an era of peace, can you tell us more about that.
Sure, a couple of days ago, the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae said that since its difficult to replace the current armistice with a peace treaty right away, it will first make a declaration ending the war before signing the treaty.
I've met with a number of experts, and many of them said the peninsula's path to peace would likely occur in four stages., beginning with a declaration of the end of the war between the two Koreas, the participation of the U.S. to the declaration, and the signing of the peace treaty together with the U.S. and China.
According to one expert, since the signing of a peace treaty is a legal procedure, it needs the approval of the signatories of the armistice other than the two Koreas, namely the U.S. and China.
But, in order for this to actually happen, he stressed that North Korea needs to be sincere and show a willingness to denuclearize.
Let's take a look.
"The most important thing is North Korea's willingness to denuclearize. If North Korea has decided to give up its nuclear power, the upcoming talks between Kim Jong-un and President Trump will be successful, which will directly lead to a declaration that ends the war."