This post had been updated to include additional comments from President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said North and South Korea have his “blessing” to put an end to the “war” between the two countries.

The two Koreas fell short of signing a peace treaty at the end of the Korean War in 1953, while the U.S. and North Korea signed an Armistice Agreement which only ended the conflict until a peaceful settlement could be reached.

Speaking from his resort in Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump welcomed the news that the two countries may announce a formal peace