173 Members of the Pan-Yeoi Assembly Propose 'Resolution Urging Declaration of the End of War'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] As Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party of Korea, hinted at retaliation for the distribution of anti-North Korean leaflets, amid rising inter-Korean tensions, 173 lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties, including Kim Kyung-hyup of the Democratic Party of Korea, have decided to propose a 'Resolution Urging a Declaration of the End of the Korean War.'

On the 14th, Representative Kim issued a press release announcing that, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the June 15th North-South Joint Declaration, he would propose the resolution urging the declaration of the end of the war together with lawmakers from both sides.

The resolution includes calls for ▲the prompt implementation of a declaration of the end of the war by the parties involved?South Korea, North Korea, the United States, and China ▲the start of discussions on concluding a legally binding peace agreement ▲achieving results in North Korea-U.S. denuclearization negotiations ▲implementation of the content of the inter-Korean summit declarations ▲inter-Korean cooperation to support residents suffering from COVID-19 ▲and active participation of the international community in efforts toward the declaration of the end of the war.

Representative Kim emphasized, "The declaration of the end of the war acts as a positive signal for the regime security desired by the North, thereby promoting denuclearization negotiations," adding, "Now, it is necessary to promptly pursue the declaration not only as a reciprocal measure for denuclearization actions as in the past but as an active step to lead denuclearization and peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula."

A total of 173 lawmakers participated in this proposal, including 168 Democratic Party members such as Lee Nak-yeon, Seol Hoon, and Kim Hong-gul, Justice Party members Bae Jin-gyo and Lee Eun-joo, Open Democratic Party members Choi Kang-wook and Kim Jin-ae, and independent lawmaker Yang Jeong-sook. This is the largest number of participating lawmakers in the past decade since the resolution supporting the bid for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Representative Kim is scheduled to hold an official briefing at the National Assembly on the morning of the 15th regarding this resolution urging the declaration of the end of the war.

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