• About BreezyScroll
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us
Friday, May 9, 2025
BreezyScroll
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • Breezy Stories
  • Technology
  • Gaming
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • Money
  • Sports
  • Breezy Explainer
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Breezy Stories
  • Technology
  • Gaming
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • Money
  • Sports
  • Breezy Explainer
No Result
View All Result
BreezyScroll
No Result
View All Result

Home  /  Breezy Explainer  /  Breezy Explainer: North, South Korea agree to end war, 70 years after conflict. What this means

Breezy Explainer: North, South Korea agree to end war, 70 years after conflict. What this means

by KS Arpitha
December 15, 2021
in Breezy Explainer, World
Reading Time: 4 mins read
Breezy Explainer: Here's what South Korea's end of Korean War comment means

The South Korean President stated that North Korea, South Korea, the US, and China agreed to formally end the Korean War. Here’s what the statement means.

ADVERTISEMENT

Bringing of an end to the Korean War

Bringing of an end to the Korean War

In a joint conference with the Australian Prime Minister, the South Korean President stated that the four nations agreed to declare a formal end to the Korean War. The war lasted for three years between 1950 and 1953. The Armistice Agreement brought an end to the hostilities in July 1953. However, North and South Korea have technically remained at war ever since.

Engagement with North Korea has been an important part of South Korea’s foreign policy ever since Moon Jae-in became president. He has also been a very vocal supporter of calling an end to conflict and hostilities with Pyongyang. He had also argued that his declaration will help in encouraging North Korea to denuclearise. However, the US insisted that North Korea will have to give up the weapons for progress. Unfortunately, North Korea has not responded to US’ call for continuing dialogue.

Earlier in September 2021, Moon Jae-in addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He made his call for declaring an end to the Korean war. “I once again urge the community of nations to mobilize its strengths for the end-of-war declaration on the Korean Peninsula,” stated Moon. “I propose that three parties of the two Koreas and the U.S., or four parties of the two Koreas, the U.S., and China. Come together and declare that the War on the Korean Peninsula is over,” he added in his address.

ADVERTISEMENT

The two nations have been warming up to relations since 2017. A Reuters report states that South Korean activists and defector groups were sending propaganda materials across the border in 2020. In response, North Korea blew up a joint liaison office at the border town of Kaesong. The blast was mere hours after renewing threats of military action at the border. The situation escalated leasing to a series of missile and long-range weapons testing.

End of the Korean War: North Korea’s take and response 

End of  the Korean War: North Korea's take and response 

Over the last few years, there have been significant developments in the DPRK-US relations, particularly during Donald Trump’s presidency. In June 2018, Kim Jong Un, the DPRK leader, and Trump met in Singapore for a historic summit where a North Korean leader met with a US president for the first time. They again met in Hanoi, merely months later. However, the summits were more of a photo opportunity than for discussing foreign policy.

In September 2021, Kim Yo Jong, the DPRK leader’s sister stated that ending the Korean war was on the table if conditions were met. Kim also stated that they were willing to restart talks if South Korea will bring an end to its “hostile policies”. “What needs to go is the double-dealing attitudes, illogical prejudice, bad habits, and hostile stand of justifying their acts while faulting our just exercise of the right to self-defense. Only when such a precondition is met, would it be possible to sit face to face and declare the significant terms of the war,” stated Kim, in an official statement released by the state media.

What will the future bring?

Unfortunately, analysts are not sure how far the situation will change for both nations. President Moon is nearing the end of his term and leaving office in May 2022. Despite his efforts, he has had little progress to show for the last five years. Additionally, according to a BBC report, the Biden administration is not very keen on Moon’s plans. After all, Washington will have to give up a lot more in comparison. Analysts also believe that the Biden administration’s lack of enthusiasm can adversely affect the US-South Korea alliance as a whole.

Tags: Korean WarNorth KoreaSouth Korea
ShareTweetShareSend
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Recent Articles

What is the Territorial Army? India activates reserve force

What is the Territorial Army? India activates reserve force

May 9, 2025
Pope Leo XIV’s past GOP voting record raises eyebrows amid criticism of Trump policies

Pope Leo XIV’s past GOP voting record raises eyebrows amid criticism of Trump policies

May 9, 2025
World Bank will not intervene in India-Pakistan Indus water dispute, says Ajay Banga

World Bank will not intervene in India-Pakistan Indus water dispute, says Ajay Banga

May 9, 2025
Biden breaks silence, takes ‘responsibility’ for Trump’s return in first post-presidency interview

Biden breaks silence, takes ‘responsibility’ for Trump’s return in first post-presidency interview

May 9, 2025
BreezyScroll Logo

BreezyScroll is a global content platform that provides a unique experience of enhancing the knowledge quotient for its audience by providing the latest news and updates from various categories such as politics, sports, entertainment, technology, and more.
The platform aims to provide a concise and easy-to-read format for its users. BreezyScroll covers news stories from around the world, majorly the United States. The platform was launched in 2021 and has become one of the fastest-growing content companies in the US.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Africa
  • Animals
  • Asia
  • Athletics
  • Australia
  • Auto
  • Basketball
  • Bollywood
  • Brand
  • Breezy Explainer
  • Breezy Feature
  • Breezy Soul
  • Business
  • Canada
  • Chess
  • China
  • Coronavirus
  • Cricket
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • EPL
  • Europe
  • Exclusive Interview
  • Exclusive Review
  • Football
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Hollywood
  • India
  • International
  • K Pop
  • Law
  • Lifestyle
  • Middle East
  • Money
  • NFL
  • North America
  • OTT
  • Paris Olympics
  • Pets
  • Press Releases
  • Russia
  • Science
  • South America
  • Space
  • Sports
  • Startup
  • Technology
  • Tennis
  • Tennis
  • The Achievers
  • The US
  • Travel
  • UK
  • UK
  • Uncategorized
  • World
  • WWE

Trending Topics

Afghanistan AI Apple Australia Biden California Canada China Climate Change Coronavirus COVID-19 Donald Trump Elon Musk Featured Florida Google IPL Japan Joe Biden Mars Meta Moon NASA NBA Netflix New York North Korea Ohio Omicron Putin Queen Elizabeth II Russia Russia-Ukraine crisis South Korea SpaceX Taliban Tesla Texas TikTok Trump Twitter UK Ukraine USA Virat Kohli

No Result
View All Result
  • About BreezyScroll
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2024 · BreezyScroll.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Breezy Stories
  • Technology
  • Gaming
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • World
  • Money
  • Sports
  • Breezy Explainer

© 2024 · BreezyScroll.com

Go to mobile version