Micheline Calmy-Rey was sure that she had made history.
Twelve years ago the member of the Swiss Federal Council had become the first member of a foreign government to walk through the Demilitarized Zone that has divided North and South Korea since 1953. Channeling another famous first, she said: “It is a small step for me. Hopefully, it will be a big step for peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
Micheline Calmy-Rey was sure that she had made history.
Twelve years ago the member of the Swiss Federal Council had become the first member of a foreign government to walk through the Demilitarized Zone that has divided North and South Korea since 1953. Channeling another famous first, she said: “It is a small step for me. Hopefully, it will be a big step for peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
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