Could Hanoi summit bring Koreas closer to end-of-war declaration?
- 5 years ago
2차 북미정상회담에서, 종전선언 어디까지 진행 될까?
One of the focal points of the summit is whether the two leaders will declare an official end to the Korean War.
Opinions vary on what a potential agreement might look like.
Kim Mok-yeon turned to an expert for his take on the matter.
The declaration of the end of the Korean War was a key agenda at the first summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore in June last year.
The issue has been closely watched since the Panmunjom Declaration was announced in April last year, where the two Koreas first agreed to declare the end of war on the Korean peninsula by the end of the year and to work with the nations that conceive the Korean War Armistice, namely the United States and China, and transform it into a definite peace treaty.
The focus is once again on whether Kim and Trump would be able to deliver a groundbreaking statement during the upcoming summit in Hanoi on February 27 and 28.
In addition, many experts are weighing in with predictions on the form of the declaration and how much progress could be made during the two-day meeting.
A diplomacy expert said that the two leaders might include a clause in their joint statement that contains the preconditions for the treaty and a deadline.
"I think it will be something in-between a declaration of the end of war and a peace treaty.
The two sides might be able to announce a "peace statement" where they would promise to fulfill each other's interests by compromising to take denuclearizing steps and easing sanctions step by step."
The expert also mentioned the possibility that the two sides could seek to adopt a four-party approach that involves all the signatories of the armistice agreement.
"Another way is for Pyongyang and Washington to declare the end of war first, which will then be confirmed by Seoul and Beijing."
The expert added that even if the Hanoi summit does not bring out an expected outcome, progress on the peninsula's peace treaty is still something to look forward to, as long as Kim and Trump continue the momentum even after this summit.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
One of the focal points of the summit is whether the two leaders will declare an official end to the Korean War.
Opinions vary on what a potential agreement might look like.
Kim Mok-yeon turned to an expert for his take on the matter.
The declaration of the end of the Korean War was a key agenda at the first summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore in June last year.
The issue has been closely watched since the Panmunjom Declaration was announced in April last year, where the two Koreas first agreed to declare the end of war on the Korean peninsula by the end of the year and to work with the nations that conceive the Korean War Armistice, namely the United States and China, and transform it into a definite peace treaty.
The focus is once again on whether Kim and Trump would be able to deliver a groundbreaking statement during the upcoming summit in Hanoi on February 27 and 28.
In addition, many experts are weighing in with predictions on the form of the declaration and how much progress could be made during the two-day meeting.
A diplomacy expert said that the two leaders might include a clause in their joint statement that contains the preconditions for the treaty and a deadline.
"I think it will be something in-between a declaration of the end of war and a peace treaty.
The two sides might be able to announce a "peace statement" where they would promise to fulfill each other's interests by compromising to take denuclearizing steps and easing sanctions step by step."
The expert also mentioned the possibility that the two sides could seek to adopt a four-party approach that involves all the signatories of the armistice agreement.
"Another way is for Pyongyang and Washington to declare the end of war first, which will then be confirmed by Seoul and Beijing."
The expert added that even if the Hanoi summit does not bring out an expected outcome, progress on the peninsula's peace treaty is still something to look forward to, as long as Kim and Trump continue the momentum even after this summit.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.