88 Lawmakers Across Party Lines Propose Resolution Urging North Korea-US Summit

Eighty-eight bipartisan lawmakers, including Representative Song Young-gil of the Democratic Party of Korea, Representative Cho Kyoung-tae of the People Power Party, and Floor Leader Kim Joon-hyung of the Rebuilding Korea Party, have introduced a resolution urging the establishment of a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and the swift convening of a North Korea-U.S. summit.

Representative Song, Representative Cho, Floor Leader Kim, and others held a press conference today (September 18) at the National Assembly's Sotongkwan press center to announce the "Resolution Calling for the Establishment of a Peace Regime on the Korean Peninsula and the Convening of a North Korea-U.S. Summit."

Song said, "This is a bipartisan declaration bringing together the will of 88 lawmakers across political parties and factions," adding, "Now is the golden time and a historic window of opportunity to change the destiny of the Korean Peninsula."

They argued that amid a rapidly changing international landscape driven by U.S.-China tensions, the war in Ukraine, and conflicts in the Middle East, resolving issues on the Korean Peninsula is difficult through existing "denuclearization-first" approaches or mere threat management under the armistice system.

The resolution contained support for the "Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act" (H.R. 1841) introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, alongside a call for the swift convening of a North Korea-U.S. summit.

The lawmakers expressed support for holding a North Korea-U.S. summit at any viable location, including on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November, as well as in Beijing, Panmunjom, or during a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Pyongyang.

While reading the resolution, Representative Cho Kyoung-tae stated that he hopes a visit to Pyongyang by President Trump would lead to a reciprocal visit to Washington by North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un, progressing toward a declaration ending the Korean War, the signing of a peace treaty, and the establishment of permanent North Korea-U.S. liaison offices.

They also called for an active role by the South Korean government and the National Assembly.

Song emphasized that "the Republic of Korea government and National Assembly are not mere spectators," urging them to serve as a "pacemaker" to guide North Korea-U.S. dialogue.

The resolution also included calls for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South Korean Embassy in the United States to explain the necessity of the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act to U.S. members of Congress and to provide diplomatic and administrative support to resume North Korea-U.S. talks.

In addition, it urged support for a peace delegation visit to North Korea by Korean American separated families and civic exchange groups, an initiative promoted by the Korean American Public Action Committee (KAPAC), to serve as an opportunity for separated family reunions and people-to-people exchanges.

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