Jeong Eui-yong: "The Draft of the Korea-US End-of-War Declaration Is Virtually Agreed Upon"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong stated on the 29th that the draft of the South Korea-US declaration to end the war has "already been virtually agreed upon."

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At a press briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building that morning, Minister Chung said, "Regarding the declaration to end the war, South Korea and the US already share an understanding of its importance."

Minister Chung explained that he reaffirmed this fact when he met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the expanded G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting held in Liverpool, UK, on the 11th and 12th of this month (local time).

Although South Korea and the US have reportedly made significant progress in consultations on the draft declaration to end the war to bring North Korea to the dialogue table, this is the first time a senior government diplomatic official has stated that the consultations have been virtually completed.

However, he added, "We are reviewing various ways to advance consultations with North Korea."

Regarding the ongoing Workers' Party plenary meeting in North Korea, Minister Chung said, "We are closely monitoring how North Korea will send external messages to us," and added, "We will have to observe until early next year to understand the situation."

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