South Korea-UNC member states meeting in Seoul

South Korea and 17 member states of UN Command held a defense ministerial meeting in Seoul on Tuesday.

The meeting was held at the invitation of the ROK Ministry of National Defense in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement signed on July 27, 1953. It was attended by 17 nations, including 14 which sent troops to the Korean War, such as the U.S., U.K. and Canada, as well as Norway, Denmark and Italy.

They adopted a joint statement strongly condemning North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs. They reaffirmed that the spirit of the ceasefire agreement must continue in order to safeguard peace and free democracy on the Korean Peninsula. In particular, UNC members declared to jointly respond to any renewal of hostile acts or armed attacks that threaten the security of South Korea in violation of UN principles.