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Activists gather near DMZ for Peace Festival

Saturday, 23 July 2022 10:47 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 23 July 2022 10:47 PM ]

Frank Smith

Press TV, Imjingak

South Korean peace activists gather at Imjingak, a peace park near the border with North Korea, to call for an official declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War. They also want the agreements made during previous inter-Korean summits to be upheld.

Peace advocates traveled in groups from across South Korea to join the event. Former president Moon Jae-in had sought engagement with North Korea, but his push for an inter-Korean peace failed to materialize. Participants here want results.

The Korean Peace Appeal seeks a hundred million signatures to deliver to the United Nations and the warring parties next year.

New South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is taking a hardline with North Korea, boosting the country’s military and strengthening its alliance with the United States with joint US, South Korea exercises planned for next month. Advocates for peace like those gathered here today have an uphill battle.

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