[QUOTE]SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday called for replacing an armistice signed at the end of the Korean War with a formal peace treaty in order to enhance stability on the Korean Peninsula.
In an article carried by the Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the communist country claimed efforts to hold onto the cease-fire pact that halted the three-year conflict in July 1953 can only be viewed as an attempt to start another war of invasion.
"There is a pressing need to replace the Armistice Agreement, which is a relic of the war, with a permanent peace regime," the daily monitored in Seoul said.
An armistice does not guarantee "complete peace" and Washington's move to hold onto the cease-fire agreement reflects its desire to stifle the DPRK by force, it said. DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.
"If the peace regime was created in the past, the current standoff over denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula would not have become a problem in the first place," said the paper, which effectively reflects the view of the WPK and its leadership.
The country has come under attack from the international community for detonating its third nuclear device earlier this year.
The Rodong Sinmun said that the joint South Korea-U.S. Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises that took place in March and April represent a gross violation of the armistice and argued that Pyongyang's decision to unilaterally nullify the cease-fire pact was in direct response to these provocations.
The Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army announced it was scrapping the armistice on March 5.
The media outlet said it is unnatural for a cease-fire pact to be maintained for 60 years and if a ruinous situation were to develop on the Korean Peninsula, the blame for such a development will rest solely on the shoulders of the United States that resisted all moves to sign a peace treaty.
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"Oh shit gaiz we haven't made the news in over a week, let's say something preposterous!"
On a serious note, some progress is good at least.
ya now obama can be the only president ever to end 3 wars in his tenure
I picture North Korea offering this peace treaty with one hand while the other clutching a cartoonishly large mallet behind their back
(officially we are still at war with north korea, with a peace treaty i guess we can stop being at war)
[QUOTE=Sableye;40823310]ya now obama can be the only president ever to end 3 wars in his tenure[/QUOTE]
there isn't a war going on in korea.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823318]there isn't a war going on in korea.[/QUOTE]
technically its been going on since 1950
[QUOTE=Sableye;40823316](officially we are still at war with north korea, with a peace treaty i guess we can stop being at war)[/QUOTE]
no officially we have ceased hostilities with north korea with no formal peace treaty.
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[QUOTE=Aspen;40823324]technically its been going on since 1950[/QUOTE]
um it ended in 1953 iirc.
Bravo
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823318]there isn't a war going on in korea.[/QUOTE]
The Korean War has never actually ended. It has only been put on temporary hold in an armistice made over half a century ago.
[QUOTE=Kegan;40823311]I picture North Korea offering this peace treaty with one hand while the other clutching a cartoonishly large mallet behind their back[/QUOTE]
of course, because our capitalist brainwashed pro-democracy brethren south of our glorious boarder will obviously stand down all their military at the cessation of hostilities and disarm themselves, while we suddenly advance and liberate them all in one fell swoop!
[QUOTE=Pat4ever;40823336]The Korean War has never actually ended. It has only been put on temporary hold in an armistice made over half a century ago.[/QUOTE]
yea it did with the signing of that armistice.
it would be ridiculous to say that the korean war has gone on for over 50 years. besides a couple incidents, there hasn't been any actual warring going on.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823345]yea it did with the signing of that armistice.
it would be ridiculous to say that the korean war has gone on for over 50 years. besides a couple incidents, there hasn't been any actual warring going on.[/QUOTE]
War is a formal thing as well as an actual thing (as in that there's killing n shit)
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823345]yea it did with the signing of that armistice.
it would be ridiculous to say that the korean war has gone on for over 50 years. besides a couple incidents, there hasn't been any actual warring going on.[/QUOTE]
We're in a cease fire currently; without official declaration the war is still technically going on.
I saw Satan today, he was skating to work.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823327]no officially we have ceased hostilities with north korea with no formal peace treaty.
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um it ended in 1953 iirc.[/QUOTE]
armistices but no actual peace treaty was ever reached, kinda like ohio was a state but wasn't a state till eisenhower gave it official statehood in 1953
[QUOTE=Pat4ever;40823360]We're in a cease fire, not a peace agreement. Completely different things.[/QUOTE]
both of which are completely separate from a state of war. the armistice brought an end to the korean war. they are not formally at war, they are also not formally at peace.
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basically the usa and north korea have no diplomatic relations and are on high alert. however, they aren't at war because war is a formal thing that gets declared and ended with an armistice or(more commonly) a peace treaty.
I do hope they finally do unify. But it will be the same (except that NK will be termed as a autonomous region). They just want a share of the Souths wealth & technologies.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/LNzGh4z.jpg[/t]
Lets see what happens next...
[QUOTE=Ayane-152;40823634][t]http://i.imgur.com/LNzGh4z.jpg[/t]
Lets see what happens next...[/QUOTE]
surrounds south korea with horse troops, declares war
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823345]yea it did with the signing of that armistice.
it would be ridiculous to say that the korean war has gone on for over 50 years. besides a couple incidents, there hasn't been any actual warring going on.[/QUOTE]
Did you know WWII is still going on? Since Japan and Russia never formally agreed to anything. It was on the news some time ago on facepunch...
Has there been an upgrade on that?
[QUOTE=O'Neil;40823707]Did you know WWII is still going on? Since Japan and Russia never formally agreed to anything. It was on the news some time ago on facepunch...
Has there been an upgrade on that?[/QUOTE]
it's funny because south korea and north korea didn't even sign the armistice together; it was purely between north korea and the united nations (which, while south korea is obviously a member, does not represent the country)
also I believe the word you were looking for is "update", not "upgrade"
[QUOTE=O'Neil;40823707]Did you know WWII is still going on? Since Japan and Russia never formally agreed to anything. It was on the news some time ago on facepunch...
Has there been an upgrade on that?[/QUOTE]
Yeah they decided the ongoing world war would not impact on their relations, so they invested in each others economy.
[QUOTE=O'Neil;40823707]Did you know WWII is still going on? Since Japan and Russia never formally agreed to anything. It was on the news some time ago on facepunch...
Has there been an upgrade on that?[/QUOTE]
The Isles of Scilly (just off the coast of Britain) managed to be at [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years'_War"]war[/URL] with the Dutch for over three hundred years :v:
[QUOTE=yawmwen;40823390]both of which are completely separate from a state of war. the armistice brought an end to the korean war. they are not formally at war, they are also not formally at peace.
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basically the usa and north korea have no diplomatic relations and are on high alert. however, they aren't at war because war is a formal thing that gets declared and ended with an armistice or(more commonly) a peace treaty.[/QUOTE]
arguing semantics over a joke, p pro poster
[QUOTE=Camundongo;40823756]The Isles of Scilly (just off the coast of Britain) managed to be at [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hundred_and_Thirty_Five_Years'_War"]war[/URL] with the Dutch for over three hundred years :v:[/QUOTE]
I like the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War"]40 minute[/URL] war as well.
is korea the continent, so like south america and north america or what? i mean why would you name your country south something or north something.
[QUOTE=lordOfShadows;40824794]is korea the continent, so like south america and north america or what? i mean why would you name your country south something or north something.[/QUOTE]
The countries aren't actually named North and South Korea, only for convenience's sake. They are called Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea.
North Korea has asked for a peace treaty a few times; it's usually denied or ignored on the basis of using it as another thing to bring them back to the table on nuclear negotiations. It's not particularly a pressing concern as there's still the armistice in place.
[QUOTE=laserguided;40823286]
The Rodong Sinmun said that the joint South Korea-U.S. Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises that took place in March and April represent a gross violation of the armistice and argued that Pyongyang's decision to unilaterally nullify the cease-fire pact was in direct response to these provocation.[/QUOTE]
Since I'm probably the only person here who was an active participant in Foal Eagle 11 and 13, I'll explain a few things. Foal Eagle is an annual exercise, that has occured every year since 1997 (this year they pretended to make a big deal about it, as if FE is something new). It is an entirely defensive exercise in order to improve bilateral naval warfighting between RoK and the US in the event of a Full North Korean offensive, basically a drill on how well the RoK could defend itself with US assistance in the event shit goes down. The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, watches the exercise to ensure the Armistice isn't breached in any way.
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