South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun proposed Tuesday that leaders of South Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), China and the United States hold a summit as soon as possible to declare peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The four-nation summit declaration would serve as a milestone leading to the termination of the 1950-53 Korean War and the establishment of a new peace regime on the peninsula, said Roh at an international peace forum in the southeastern port city of Busan.
"It is meaningless to argue over the priority of the dismantlement of the North's (DPRK) nuclear program, a Korean Peninsula peace treaty and the declaration of the end of the Korean War, because all the procedures would be time-consuming and turbulent," Roh said.
The dismantlement of DPRK's nuclear program and discussions on a Korean Peninsula peace treaty should proceed simultaneously, he added.
"The North (DPRK) has an obvious willingness to abandon its nuclear program. I want to emphasize again that we should not fight over the priority of the peacemaking procedures. There is no other way but dialogue in settling the nuke problems," said Roh.
Under a joint declaration signed by Roh and DPRK top leader Kim Jong-il, South Korea and DPRK agreed to hold summit with other related countries to discuss the termination of the 1950-1953 Korean War and a peace treaty on the peninsula.
In mid-October, Roh clarified that leaders of South Korea, DPRK, China and the United States should participate in the summit.
Source: Xinhua
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