Interview: Past US envoy for DPRK says end-of-war declaration a 'positive step'

Interview: Past US envoy for DPRK says end-of-war declaration a ‘positive step’

Former Amb. Joseph Yun also tells NK News that declaration is unlikely to weaken US military presence on peninsula

Jeongmin Kim November 24, 2021

Interview: Past US envoy for DPRK says end-of-war declaration a ‘positive step’

U.S. Institute of Peace Flickr - CC BY 2.0 | Ambassador Joseph Yun delivers his opening remarks on China's role in North Korea nuclear and peace negotiations (May 6, 2019)

Declaring an end to the Korean War could be a “positive step” to resolve the ongoing deadlock in talks with North Korea, Washington’s former top nuclear negotiator with Pyongyang said in an interview with NK News on Tuesday.

“Does it resolve fundamental issues in the Korean Peninsula? Of course not. Is it a step forward? I think if it's done in a spirit of engagement, with trying to tackle the next problems, yes, it could be a positive step,” said former Ambassador Joseph Yun, who served as special representative for North Korea policy under both Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

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Jeongmin Kim is a Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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