Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say



News Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say Peace prize winners maintain unification possible while variously blaming ‘proxy war’ and Kim dictatorship for division Shreyas Reddy December 12, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Separated families reunite in Aug. 2018 during a period of detente \| Image: Ministry of Unification (Aug. 26, 2018) Nobel Peace Prize winners gathered outside Seoul on Monday and said that hopes of inter-Korean peace and reunification rest on the people of North and South Korea, not on their governments or outside powers. Speaking at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, 2011 peace prize winner Leymah Gbowee said, “If peace was in the hands of the local people, between the two Koreas, I think we would be fine … But politicians are now using this war as their proxy war.” Nobel Peace Prize winners gathered outside Seoul on Monday and said that hopes of inter-Korean peace and reunification rest on the people of North and South Korea, not on their governments or outside powers. Speaking at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, 2011 peace prize winner Leymah Gbowee said, “If peace was in the hands of the local people, between the two Koreas, I think we would be fine … But politicians are now using this war as their proxy war.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say

Peace prize winners maintain unification possible while variously blaming ‘proxy war’ and Kim dictatorship for division

Shreyas Reddy December 12, 2022

Only North and South Korean people can achieve peace, Nobel laureates say

Separated families reunite in Aug. 2018 during a period of detente | Image: Ministry of Unification (Aug. 26, 2018)

Nobel Peace Prize winners gathered outside Seoul on Monday and said that hopes of inter-Korean peace and reunification rest on the people of North and South Korea, not on their governments or outside powers.

Speaking at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, 2011 peace prize winner Leymah Gbowee said, “If peace was in the hands of the local people, between the two Koreas, I think we would be fine … But politicians are now using this war as their proxy war.”

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