South Korean administration will ‘never’ pursue end to Korean War, reunification minister says

The South Korean government just isn’t involved in ending the Korean Battle till a laundry checklist of points are addressed.

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration will “by no means” search an finish to the 70-year-long battle, Reunification Minister Kim Yung-ho mentioned Thursday in one among his first conferences since being appointed.

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An armistice settlement in 1953 ended energetic navy fight between the 2 nations, however Kim warned {that a} formal finish of the battle would jeopardize North Korea’s accountability for prisoners of conflict and kidnapping victims.

On this image taken close to the truce village of Panmunjom contained in the demilitarized zone separating the 2 Koreas, a North Korean flag flutters within the wind on the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea. (ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

“What I can clearly say is that situations for the end-of-war declaration haven’t been met. If such a declaration is carried out, the difficulty of abductees, prisoners of conflict and detainees within the North will likely be overshadowed,” Kim mentioned.

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He added, “I can promise that the Yoon Suk Yeol administration won’t ever pursue the end-of-war declaration.

This stance is a departure from insurance policies of the earlier administration beneath President Moon Jae-in, who believed such a declaration could be step one towards securing reunification of the country.

North Korean chief Kim Jong Un attends the seventh enlarged plenary assembly of the eighth Central Committee of the Staff’ Occasion of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea. (KCNA by way of REUTERS)

North Korea, formally referred to as the Democratic Individuals’s Republic of Korea, is a totalitarian state dominated by the Kim household regime. Its authorities, establishments and infrastructure function beneath a definite type of communism referred to as “juche.”

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Kim assumed his function as reunification minister on Friday of final week, taking the lead on inter-Korean dialogue and policymaking. 

The 2 international locations’ lengthy historical past as one nation — coupled with households segregated on reverse sides of the border — make North Korea and South Korea’s long-term relationship a key points in regional politics.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks throughout an interview on the presidential workplace in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photograph/Lee Jin-man)

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The arrest and abduction of South Korean residents by North Korean forces is a outstanding supply of ire between the 2 nations.