WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th October, 2018) Several dozen people headed by Korean Patriots Party leader Cho Won-jin rallied on Wednesday in front of the US Capitol to protest against a possible end-of-war declaration with North Korea.
"Today's rally is to convey our wish and our will, of the Koreans, that we oppose the end-of-war declaration between [South Korean President] Moon Jae-in and [North Korean Chairman] Kim Jong Un, and this is the will of Koreans and Korean Americans," Cho told Sputnik on Wednesday.
The protesters, most of whom were Korean Americans, held US and South Korean flags and banners reading "No Peace With Murderer Kim Jong Un," "No Denuclearization, No Declaration," "We Say No to Declaration Without Denuclearization."
Cho is on a visit to Washington, DC where he has held meetings with US lawmakers and government officials.
"We met with the officials from the NSC [National Security Council], State Department and journalists," Cho said. "Our message was that we must not declare end of war, and that we must strengthen sanctions on North Korea."
On Thursday, Cho is scheduled to visit Los Angeles, California, where his delegation will hold another rally in the afternoon.
In September, South Korean President Moon vowed upon his return from a summit with Kim to push for a peace treaty between the two countries by the end of 2018.
Moon said he expects North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons program before a formal declaration can be adopted to end the Korean War. The three-year conflict stopped in 1953 after a ceasefire was signed.
The situation on the Korean Peninsula has significantly improved since the beginning of the year as Moon and Kim held three bilateral meetings that resulted in a joint pledge to reach a peace treaty.
In June, Kim reached an agreement with US President Donald Trump that stipulated North Korea would make efforts to promote complete denuclearization in exchange for the suspension of US-South Korean military drills as well as potential sanctions relief.
