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AXWORTHY WELCOMES PROPOSAL TO PROMOTE PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
April 18, 1996 No. 73
AXWORTHY WELCOMES PROPOSAL TO PROMOTE PEACE ON THE
KOREAN PENINSULA
Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy welcomes a joint proposal by South Korea and the
United States to hold four-party talks among South and North Korea, China and the
United States to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.
"Canada fully supports the proposal made this week by President Clinton and
President Kim," said Mr. Axworthy. "The meeting would be an excellent way to
prepare the ground for a permanent peace agreement."
Canada has a strong interest in the promotion of peace and stability in region.
In addition to sending Canadian soldiers to fight in the Korean war, Canada
supported the Armistice Agreement, which terminated hostilities in 1953. Canada
also initiated the North Pacific Co-operative Security Dialogue several years ago.
It is a member of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization and has
shared its expertise in arms control, peacekeeping and confidence-building
measures with South Korea.
"We applaud this initiative and would be more than willing to discuss ways in
which our experience in all these areas could help facilitate the peace process,"
said Mr. Axworthy.
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