South Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War
"Let us put down our intentions to threaten each other and begin discussions to end the long-running war as the directly involved parties," South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Saturday (Aug 15).
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung suggested on Saturday (Aug 15) that talks be held with North Korea to formally conclude the prolonged Korean War, as Pyongyang strengthens bonds with Russia and declares itself an irreversible nuclear power. The Korean Peninsula remains technically in a state of war due to the 1950-53 conflict, which concluded with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
At a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule, Lee made the proposal in his address.
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