Clark Keynote Speaker: UN Anniversary at Panmunjom
Original source: Scoop
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was the keynote speaker today at the 50th Armistice Anniversary in Panmunjom, South Korea.
Celebrations marking the signing of the Armistice were led by the United Nations at the south side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) at the demilitarised zone on the border of North and South Korea. Thousands had gathered from the 16 countries that contributed military forces in the Korean War from 1950 to July 27 1953.
“50 years ago today, at 10pm, the guns fell silent on the Korean Peninsula. After three years and one month, a bitter and devastating war had come to an end,” Helen Clark told the gathering.