South Korean Leader Says North Intends to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Urges U.S. to Officially...

Newsweek ^ | October 12, 2018 | Jakub Lewandowski

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on the U.S. to officially declare an end to the Korean War during an interview Friday, adding that the North had “promised complete denuclearization.”

“If North Korea takes certain measures, the end-of-war declaration would be a political statement that would announce that the long-standing hostile relations between Pyongyang and Washington had ended,” Moon told the BBC, adding that he wanted the declaration to happen at the “earliest possible date.”

The Korean War, which began in 1950, technically never ended, as only an armistice was signed in 1953. It will only officially be declared over once a peace treaty is signed.

The United States has long taken the stance that it would not officially declare an end to the war or remove sanctions until the North made permanent changes regarding denuclearization.

Moon said that Kim Jong Un wanted to rid his country of nuclear weapons for economic development but also wanted to ensure that the country's safety was guaranteed....

[Oatka]

Cough up the Pueblo.

I always thought that would be a great PR move on NK's part. The ship is obsolete and adds nothing to their arsenal but symbolism of a distant war, so it would be no loss to them.