U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) has expressed her position on amending the contents of H.R. 3446, the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act, which includes declaring the end of the Korean War and a signing of a peace treaty.
In a meeting between Representative Meng and the America Korea United Society (AKUS) in New York on the 4th, Meng agreed that signing a peace treaty following a declaration to the end of the Korean War at a time when North Korea’s continued military provocations could cause a security crisis on the Korean peninsula. She even promised that she would request U.S. Representative Brad Sherman, who first introduced H.R. 3446, to make revisions. She even revealed on the 6th that she will ask for cooperation from U.S. Representative Andy Kim (D-NJ), who is a fellow co-sponsor of the bill.
H.R. 3446, the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act, introduced by Rep. Sherman to the U.S. House of Representatives in May of last year, calls for the end of the Korean War, a signing of a peace treaty, and establishing a liaison office between North Korea and the U.S. It is co-sponsored by Grace Meng, Andy Kim, Ro Khanna, and others.
However, conservatives within the Korean-American community, as well as those in South Korea, are concerned that “if an end-of-war declaration is made and a peace treaty becomes a reality without North Korea’s promise of denuclearization, the security risk on the Korean peninsula will increase.”
At the meeting with Rep. Meng, AKUS relayed such concerns to Meng, and according to AKUS, she promised to take appropriate measures, including a request to amend the bill.
AKUS argued, “Although Rep. Meng acknowledged the need to revise the contents of the bill, the bill should be revised to include humanitarian values, not points that could cause a security crisis on the Korean peninsula.”
