[Exclusive] Government Pushes for 'End-of-War Declaration' at North Korea-U.S. Summit

The government is expected to propose to the United States a plan to have President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issue an 'end-of-war declaration' confirming the conclusion of the Korean War during a North Korea-U.S. summit.
According to multiple government sources on the 28th, the government plans to consult with the U.S. through upcoming Korea-U.S. coordination regarding the summit to include an end-of-war declaration in the final outcome document.
It is reported that the so-called 'autonomy faction' within the Lee Jae-myung administration's foreign policy and security line is still strongly advocating for the re-promotion of the end-of-war declaration. A government official stated, "There have been strong arguments that the President's Liberation Day speech on August 15 and his upcoming speech at the UN General Assembly in September should include proposals to pursue an end-of-war declaration."
At the time, the Liberation Day speech used the expression 'discussions between parties to end a very old war' instead of the explicit term 'end-of-war declaration,' and the UN General Assembly speech did not include related content.
It is also reported that there is opposition to pursuing the end-of-war declaration within the government. This is due to concerns that if an end-of-war declaration is made without explicit confirmation that denuclearization is the ultimate goal—especially since North Korea is currently refusing denuclearization talks—it would result in recognizing North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.
A former diplomat who was involved in North Korean nuclear negotiations said, "It is conceptually impossible to separate an end-of-war declaration from a peace treaty. Since the end-of-war declaration is an issue that has caused friction between progressive governments and the U.S. over the past 20 years, reopening this matter could potentially make Korea-U.S. relations even more difficult."