Korean Peninsula Community Celebrate 60 Years of the Korean War

Korean Peninsula Society celebrates 60th anniversary of the Korean War yesterday (25/6).

Like previous years, South Korea (ROK) and North Korean (Korea) commemorate separately. In a warning this time, the two Koreas to turn on each other related to the tensions that emerged recently.

"Today, 60 years ago, communist North Korea-38 shooting at the fort to this country when all people slept," said South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in his speech yesterday, as reported by the Associated Press. Besides attended South Korean officials and state guests, about 28 500 military personnel United States (U.S.) in charge there was a guest of honor in a warning this time. A total of 21 donor countries South Korean flag was also flown in the capital.

On that occasion, Lee re-offending incident Cheonan sinking ship. Because, that's what sparked the latest dispute the two Koreas. Carousel remain confident in the results of a multinational investigative team declared North Korea the military's involvement in the incident that claimed the lives of 46 sailors. Furthermore, until today, North Korea continued to deny that allegation.

"North Korea should honestly admit provocation that they do and apologize openly," says Lee. 68-year leader also urged North Korea accountable for its action in the face of the international community. Therefore, South Korea in the Yellow Sea incident complained to the Security Council (DK), the United Nations. South Korea hopes the UN Security Council impose sanctions that make the deterrent provoke North Korea.

Separately, in the Korean War memorial at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, the supreme commander of U.S. and UN troops in South Korea, warned Pyongyang. "North Korea's leaders must be aware that the provocation that they did it would direaksi quickly and decisively," said Gen. Walter Sharp as reported by Agence France-Presse. As already presented in Washington, he reiterated that the U.S. will fully support South Korea.

Meanwhile, as the closest ally of North Korea, China responded to the Korean War memorial is in a different way. According to China's Interior Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, the war is part of the past. "History is history. What is more important now is to maintain good relations with the two Koreas," he said in a press conference in Beijing last Thursday (24 / 6).

In Korea, Kim Jong-il government to commemorate the invasion forces to South Korea in a different way. They call it an attack 60 years ago as the Homeland War of Liberation (Fatherland Liberation War). This time the warning is titled U.S., Provoker Of Korean War (U.S., Korean War Author).

"All the historical facts show that the U.S. was the one who started the war in Korea by placing a large number of troops in South Korea. They can not just escape from responsibility," KCNA news agency reported. 4300 word article containing accusations against the United States that North Korea made public yesterday. But U.S. and South Korea has denied the allegations and argued the placement of troops as part of peace missions.

In the same article, attach data KCNA damage inflicted on the U.S. in North Korea in 1945. Citing data from the U.S. The losses Investigation Committee in Northern Korea, KCNA reported that the U.S. has caused material harm to the value reached USD 65 trillion (about USD $ 586 625 trillion). The number is five times the total U.S. domestic debt which is said to range from USD 13 trillion (about USD $ 117 325 trillion).

Korean War which broke out before dawn on June 25, 1950 that claimed the lives of millions of South Koreans. Not only soldiers and adults, some of whom are teens who joined the army of students. War which only lasted about three years that sparked the outbreak of the Cold War. Because, as a fellow communist country, the USSR (now Russian) North Korea defended desperately. Meanwhile, South Korea and its allies supported the U.S.