Chronology of N. Korea's major statements on peace treaty

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has claimed that the 1950-53 Korean War
armistice should be replaced with a formal peace treaty. The following are recent
major developments leading up to Pyongyang's latest proposal to discuss the issue
during multilateral nuclear talks.

July 27, 1953 -- The three-year war ends in an armistice signed by military
commanders from North Korea and China on one side and the U.S.-led United Nations
Command on the other. South Korea was not a signatory.

Oct. 22, 1962 -- North Korea propose peace treaty between South and North Korea
on condition that U.S. forces in South Korea withdraw.

March 25, 1974 -- North Korea adopt a letter to U.S. congress, proposing peace
treaty between Pyongyang and Washington.

April 28, 1994 -- North Korea's foreign ministry suggests that Washington begin
negotiations with Pyongyang to establish a new peace regime on the Korean
Peninsula, saying that the Korean War armistice is no longer effective to
guarantee peace.

May 24, 1994 -- North Korea establishes the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean
People's Army, its military mission to the joint security area in the
demilitarized zone, after pulling out of the Military Armistice Commission, a
U.N. organization responsible for supervising the armistice.

Aug. 5-9, 1998 -- During the sixth round of the Geneva four-way talks that
include North Korea, South Korea, the United States and China, North Korea
demands that Washington withdraw U.S. troops from the South and sign a peace
treaty with the North.

Oct. 12, 2000 -- The United States and North Korea agree in a joint communique
that the four-party talks on replacing the cease-fire with a peace treaty are
still necessary.

Oct. 25, 2000 -- North Korea's foreign ministry suggests a non-aggression treaty
with the United States, demanding a security guarantee.

Nov. 18, 2006 -- Han Song-ryol, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United
Nations, says establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula takes priority
over denuclearization.

Jan. 11, 2010 -- North Korea issues a foreign ministry statement saying that
talks on replacing the Korean armistice with a peace agreement can be held either
within the six-party framework on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambition or in a
separate forum.
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