North Korea calls for turning peninsula into 'peace zone' ahead of talks with US
The Unification Flag on the wall of the famous Okryugwan restaurant in Pyongyang. Korea Times file
North Korea's official newspaper called for efforts to turn the Korean Peninsula into a "peace zone" free of war threats on Thursday as the communist nation prepares to hold a second summit with the United States.
"Turning the Korean Peninsula into a zone for solid peace is the basic way to open the heyday of peace, prosperity and reunification," the Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the North's ruling party, said in a commentary.
"Only when we make the peninsula into a zone for lasting and solid peace will our people be able to enjoy a peaceful and stable life and build prosperity for future generations as well."
The paper urged South Korea to stop conducting joint military drills with outside forces and deploying foreign war-related equipment on the Korean Peninsula, reiterating an argument that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made during his New Year's Day speech.
The demand comes as the North and the U.S. are expected to hold high-level talks in Washington later this week, apparently to discuss details such as the agenda, venue and date for a second summit between leader Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.
During their first summit in June, Kim agreed to work toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in exchange for security guarantees from Washington.
Progress has been slow for months as Pyongyang wants sanctions relief in return for the steps it has taken since June, such as dismantling a major nuclear and missile test site, but Washington demands more concrete measures.
In his Jan. 1 speech, Kim demanded a complete end to joint military exercises between South Korea and the U.S. and that no foreign strategic assets to be brought to the Korean Peninsula. He also called for multilateral talks to convert the Korean War armistice into a peace treaty.
In their first summit in April, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Kim agreed to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War by the end of 2018 and to actively push for multiparty talks involving the two Koreas, the U.S. and possibly China to establish a lasting and solid peace regime on the peninsula.(Yonhap)
- 最近发表
- 随机阅读
-
- iPhone 16 Pro new color will reportedly be Desert Titanium
- 最高51万元/亩!广东19市征收农用地区片综合地价最新出炉
- 广东客增长一倍!粤桂协作帮扶广西文旅产业对接会在深圳举行
- “粤茶杯”结果出炉,清远10茶企获奖,英德红茶获红茶特别金奖
- 29 Dive Bars, Saloons, and Taverns Where the Vibe Is Unbeatable
- “讲村史 展村史 传村史”2023年多彩乡村 系列实践活动优秀作品、重点团队及 优秀组织单位公示
- 广西融水举办粤桂协作教育帮扶人才座谈会
- 党员带群众 共管促和谐
- 21 Lost and Lonely Cemeteries
- 工人中秋坚守岗位奋战
- 我市8家企业入选省“专精特新”中小企业
- 媒体从业者游原:在清远,开启我的跑马之旅|我的清马故事
- Malan retires from international cricket
- 创造聋生语言与沟通之间的良性互动
- 最高51万元/亩!广东19市征收农用地区片综合地价最新出炉
- 省食品药品检验检测院到我市指导
- I went to an offline dating event for singles. Here's how it went.
- 我市农村电网改造升级工程 获国家新增投资37184万元
- 我市13家企业参加“川货全国行·长春站”活动
- 冠亚季军出炉!“清马”半程马拉松赛现场颁奖
- 搜索
-
- 友情链接
-