SEOUL, March 6 (UPI) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry called Friday for pursuing a declaration formally ending the Korean War, describing it as a step toward restarting dialogue with North Korea and easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The ministry outlined the proposal in a policy report presented to the National Assembly's foreign affairs and unification committee and shared with reporters, as part of President Lee Jae Myung's broader effort to stabilize inter-Korean relations after years of heightened tensions.
Seoul "will promote a 'peace declaration' reflecting the political will to end the Korean War and initiate discussions on establishing a peace regime, including the signing of a peace treaty," the report said.
North and South Korea remain technically at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace agreement.
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