Korean Peninsula, Obama Mark Armistice Anniversary
Koreans across the peninsula have observed the 60th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War.
North Korea held a massive military parade Saturday to mark a holiday the North calls, "Victory Day in the Fatherland Liberation War."
Leader Kim Jong Un, flanked by top party and military chiefs and chatting with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao, watched from a reviewing stand as thousands of goose-stepping troops, tanks and missiles were paraded through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
Helicopters and military jets screamed overhead as Kim saluted the troops.
In South Korea, the anniversary was marked with a speech by President Park Geun-hy, an exhibit on the war's history and a planned anti-North rally.
The head of the United Nations forces in the Korean peninsula, James Thurman, attended a special ceremony in the Demilitarized Zone between the two nations.
"My job is to prevent war here. We don't need another war on the Korean Peninsula. And today, 60 years after the armistice, we've been able to maintain peace and stability. But I would encourage North Korea to, one, denuclearize, and two, quit threatening the Republic of Korea and the region."
Military parades in North Korea are always closely watched for any signs of progress in Pyongyang's missile program. In last year's parade, the North rolled out mysterious long-range missiles that most observers now believe were mock-ups.
Since the Korean War ended with an armistice and no peace treaty was ever signed, the two Koreas are still technically at war.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/korean-peninsula-observes-60th-anniversary-of-end-of-korean-war/1711328.html
North Korea held a massive military parade Saturday to mark a holiday the North calls, "Victory Day in the Fatherland Liberation War."
Leader Kim Jong Un, flanked by top party and military chiefs and chatting with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao, watched from a reviewing stand as thousands of goose-stepping troops, tanks and missiles were paraded through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang.
Helicopters and military jets screamed overhead as Kim saluted the troops.
In South Korea, the anniversary was marked with a speech by President Park Geun-hy, an exhibit on the war's history and a planned anti-North rally.
The head of the United Nations forces in the Korean peninsula, James Thurman, attended a special ceremony in the Demilitarized Zone between the two nations.
"My job is to prevent war here. We don't need another war on the Korean Peninsula. And today, 60 years after the armistice, we've been able to maintain peace and stability. But I would encourage North Korea to, one, denuclearize, and two, quit threatening the Republic of Korea and the region."
Military parades in North Korea are always closely watched for any signs of progress in Pyongyang's missile program. In last year's parade, the North rolled out mysterious long-range missiles that most observers now believe were mock-ups.
Since the Korean War ended with an armistice and no peace treaty was ever signed, the two Koreas are still technically at war.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/korean-peninsula-observes-60th-anniversary-of-end-of-korean-war/1711328.html
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