Why didn't the armistice end the war? The signatories of the July 27, 1953 agreement to end hostilities were the heads of the UN Command, the North Korean army and of Chinese troops on the Korean Peninsula. Tensions thawed again in 2018 when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Panmunjom. Whatever deal the US and South Korean diplomats make on draft language, it would still need approval within their respective governments. South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong said Wednesday that North Korea has been quickly and positively responding to South Korea's movement to declare the end of the Korean War.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 31, 2021 02:38 UTC