South Korea hopes to begin discussions on formally ending the Korean War following recent progress on abolishing North Korea’s nuclear programs, the South’s foreign minister said Friday.
The two Koreas are still technically at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice that was never replaced by a peace treaty.
“I plan to promote by year’s end the beginning of talks on a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula,” Foreign Minister Song Min Soon said.
A new round of six-nation negotiations on the North’s nuclear program is scheduled this week.
Earlier this month, President Bush said Washington would be willing to sign a formal peace treaty after North Korea dismantles its nuclear weapons programs.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
