E-Paper
N Korea demands peace treaty with US
North Korea is calling for a peace treaty with the United States as one of its senior diplomats visits New York to try to restart six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
Updated on: Jul 27, 2011, 09:12:02 IST
Share via
Copy link
North Korea is calling for a peace treaty with the United States as one of its senior diplomats visits New York to try to restart six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday that a peace treaty officially ending the Korean War could go a long way toward resolving a deadlock over Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Wednesday is the 58th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War.
North Korea and China had been fighting against South Korea, the United States and UN forces.
Pyongyang has long called for a peace treaty with Washington. But its latest push comes as vice foreign minister Kim Kye Gwan is in New York.
Get the latest World News, breaking headlines and global updates from the US, UK, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia and other countries. Follow major international events on Hindustan Times.
