SEOUL: A peace treaty to formally end the Korean War "must be pursued", South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, ahead of a summit next week with Kim Jong Un, leader of the nuclear-armed North. (Video YouTube/ARIRANG NEWS)"The armistice that has dragged on for 65 years must come to an end," Moon told media company representatives at the presidential Blue House, adding: "The signing of a peace treaty must be pursued after an end to the war is declared." The 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two sides technically at war, and the Demilitarised Zone between them -- where Moon and Kim will meet next Friday -- bristles with minefields and fortifications. But Moon signalled that a treaty would depend on the North giving up its nuclear weapons. "If I think that it's a meeting that is not going to be fruitful, we're not going to go," Trump said.

Source: Bangkok Post April 19, 2018 08:37 UTC