The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written separate letters to the leaders of the South and North Korea on Monday to welcome and congratulate their peace initiatives to get rid of the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and turn armistice that ended the world Korean war into a peace treaty this year.
The official website of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s office reported that he has written separately to the North Korean and South Korean leaders to congratulate them on the pledge they made following recent talks to work to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and turn the armistice that ended the Korean War into a peace treaty this year. The letter goes as follows:
“As an avowed campaigner for demilitarization throughout the world and the complete elimination of all nuclear weapons,” he wrote, “I wholeheartedly welcome the outcome of your discussions to secure lasting peace on the Korean peninsula.
“Seeing the immense suffering caused by war and violence in so many different parts of the world is deeply distressing. What [you] have shown is that taking a genuinely peaceful approach and entering into dialogue is the only way to achieve friendship, trust and peace.
“I profoundly hope these positive developments will contribute to concerted efforts to do away with these dreadful weapons everywhere and secure genuine and enduring peace in our world.
“I am confident the international community solidly supports the positive steps that [you] have taken.”
Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong-un, Supreme Leader of North Korea, held the 2018 inter-Korean summit that took place on 27 April on the South Korean side of the border-straddling village of Panmunjom, in a historic agreement, pledged to work together on ending the Korean War, to begin a new era of peace and sharing commitments in ending divisions and confrontation by approaching a new era of national reconciliation, peace, and prosperity, and improvements to inter-Korean relations. It also pledges to get rid of nuclear weapons from the two Korean states.
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