- Title: South Korea marks 64th anniversary of Korean War armistice
- Date: 27th July 2017
- Summary: PANMUNJOM, DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA (JULY 27, 2017) (REUTERS) OFFICIALS OF UNITED NATIONS COMMAND (UNC) AND OTHER GUESTS STANDING IN TRUCE VILLAGE OF PANMUNJOM, POSING FOR GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OFFICIALS AND GUESTS STANDING AS NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS STAND AND TAKE PICTURES FROM NORTH KOREAN SIDE NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS TAKING PHOTO NORTH KOREAN BUILDING CALLED PANMUNGAK ON THE NORTH KOREAN SIDE OF TRUCE VILLAGE SEEN FROM SOUTH KOREAN SIDE SIGNBOARD READING (Korean): "PANMUNGAK" NORTH KOREAN SOLDIER STANDING AT ENTRANCE NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS TAKING PHOTOGRAPH OF SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIER STANDING GUARD OFFICIALS AND GUESTS STANDING AND TAKING PICTURES IN TRUCE VILLAGE ARMISTICE SIGNING ANNIVERSARY CEREMONY IN PROGRESS AND DEPUTY COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS COMMAND (UNC), LIEUTENANT GENERAL THOMAS W. BERGESON, SPEAKING AT PODIUM OFFICIALS AND GUESTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEPUTY COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS COMMAND (UNC), LIEUTENANT GENERAL THOMAS W. BERGESON, SAYING: "This year saw continued incitement from the North, this time in the form of ballistic missile tests spiked to levels unheard of, with 28 launches in the last year. Yet in the face of all this, the armistice is held." AUDIENCE SEATED SENIOR MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS COMMAND MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION (UNCMAC), MAJOR GENERAL CHO YEONG-JIN, SPEAKING (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SENIOR MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS COMMAND MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION (UNCMAC), MAJOR GENERAL CHO YEONG-JIN, SAYING: "I hope and urge that North Korea gives up its reckless and hostile attitude and cooperates with peaceful measures based on a mutual trust to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula." HONOUR GUARDS STANDING IN FRONT OF FLAGS CEREMONY IN PROGRESS
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- Keywords: South Korea North Korea Korean War armistice anniversary Panmunjom Korean War anniversary Korean War armistice
- Location: SEOUL, PANMUNJOM, DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, PANMUNJOM, DEMILITARIZED ZONE, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0066RHSE9X
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- Story Text: South Korea commemorated the 64th anniversary of the Korean War armistice on Thursday (July 27).
The armistice, signed on July 27, 1953, halted fighting between U.S-led U.N. forces backing South Korea, and Communist Chinese and North Korean troops. However, it has never been converted into a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreans in a technical state of war.
Tensions have racketed up in recent months. Earlier this month, reclusive North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy the United States and South Korea, said it had conducted its first test of an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) and mastered the technology needed to deploy a nuclear warhead via the missile.
South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon attended a commemorative ceremony with Korean War veterans and said its government will keep persuading the North to stop provocative actions.
The United Nations Command in South Korea also marked the armistice anniversary in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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