평화군축센터 한반도 평화 2019-07-27   2808

[서한] 정전 협정 66년, 트럼프 미국 대통령에게 보내는 한국 전쟁 종식 촉구 서한

* 한반도 전쟁 종식과 평화를 위한 여성평화캠페인 Korea Peace Now! 에서 트럼프 대통령에게 전쟁 종식과 평화협정을 요구하는 서한을 보냈습니다. 전세계 80여 개 시민단체가 연명했고, 한국에서는 참여연대, 민화협, 평화여성회, 정의기억연대, 전국여성연대, 경기여성연대 등이 참여했습니다. 아래는 한/영 서한 전문입니다. 

 

정전 협정 체결 66주년, 전세계 80여 개 시민단체가 

트럼프 대통령에게 보내는 한국 전쟁 종식, 평화협정 촉구 서한

 

2019년 7월 27일

트럼프 대통령 귀하, 

 

한반도 평화를 위해 오래 동안 일해온 많은 단체를 대표하여 서한을 보냅니다.

 

우리는 한국 전쟁을 일시적으로 중단한 휴전협정 66주년을 맞이하여, 미국의 가장 오래된 분쟁으로 남아 있는 한국 전쟁의 평화적 해결을 위한 최종적인 협상을 촉구합니다.

 

이 끝나지 않은 전쟁은 한반도의 극단적인 군사화를 초래하였으며, 수백만 사람들의 삶에 큰 타격을 주었고, 이산가족을 양산하고, 전쟁의 생존자들에게 회복하지 못할 고통스런 과거를 안겨주었습니다.

 

트럼프 대통령과 김 위원장 사이에 높은 신뢰가 구축된 지금이 한반도의 전쟁을 종식시키고 정전협정을 평화협정으로 전환할 때입니다. 핵 없는 한반도를 위해 앞으로 한 단계 나아가기를 촉구합니다.

 

나아가, 남북한 1차 정상회담에서 문 대통령과 김 위원장은 평화협정에 관해 “한반도에 더 이상의 전쟁은 없을 것이며, 새로운 평화의 시대가 열렸다”고 선언하였습니다. 2018년 4월 27일 판문점 선언에서 두 정상은 “정전협정을 평화협정으로 전환하고 한반도의 항구적이고 공고한 평화체제 구축을 위해 미국이 참여하는 3자 혹은 미국, 중국이 참여하는 4자 회담 개최를 적극적으로 추진”하기로 선언하였습니다.

 

이에 미국은 한반도의 주민들과 재외동포 그리고 남북 정부의 희망을 존중하여, 전쟁의 위협을 떨쳐내고 한반도 주민과 재외동포, 미국인, 그리고 국제 사회의 안보를 향상시킬 수 있는 평화협정에 대한 협상을 추진해야 합니다. 

 

우리는 평화프로세스의 성공적인 보장을 위해 여성의 동등한 참여를 포함하는 체계 마련을 촉구합니다. 

연구에 따르면 여성이 평화프로세스에 참여한 합의는 보다 성공적이며 내구성이 있는 것으로 밝혀졌습니다. 평화프로세스에 대한 여성의 의미 있는 참여는 2000년 UN 안전보장이사회 결의안 1325와 미국의 2017 년 여성평화안보법의 내용입니다.

이제 앞으로 나아가 마침내 70년의 전쟁을 종식할 때입니다. 한반도의 주민과 재외 동포, 미국인, 그리고 세계의 밝은 미래가 여기에 달려 있습니다.

 

 

[영문] 

On the 66th Anniversary of the Armistice Signing,

More Than 80 Organizations Call for an End to the Korean War

 

Posted on July 25, 2019

July 27, 2019 

 

Dear President Trump: 

 

We are writing to you on behalf of organizations around the world, many that have long worked for peace on the Korean Peninsula. 

 

On the 66th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice Agreement that temporarily halted the Korean War, we urge you to finally negotiate a peaceful settlement to the longest standing U.S. conflict. 

 

This unresolved war has resulted in the extreme militarization of the Korean Peninsula and taken a significant toll on the lives of millions of people, keeping families torn apart and survivors of the war unable to reconcile the painful past. 

 

Now that high level trust has been established between you and Chairman Kim, it’s time to declare an end to the Korean War and replace the Armistice with a peace agreement. We urge you to take this crucial step in order to move towards achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. 

 

Furthermore, at the first summit between the two Koreas, President Moon and Chairman Kim committed to negotiating a peace agreement, ​declaring​, “​there will be no more war and a new era of peace has begun on the Korean peninsula​.” In the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, they committed to “actively promote the holding of trilateral meetings involving the two sides and the United States, or quadrilateral meetings involving the two sides, the United States and China with a view to replacing the Armistice Agreement with a peace agreement and establishing a permanent and solid peace regime.” 

 

The United States must respect the wishes of the Korean people and their governments by negotiating a peace agreement, which would take the threat of war off the table and improve the security of Koreans, Americans and the global community. 

 

To ensure the success of the peace process, we urge you to establish a process that includes women’s equal participation. Research shows that when women participate in peace processes, the resulting agreements are more successful and durable. Women’s meaningful involvement in peace processes is a commitment of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 of 2000 and the U.S.’s Women, Peace and Security Act of 2017. 

 

It’s time to move forward and finally bring closure to seven decades of war. A brighter future for Koreans, Americans and the world depends on it. 

 

Respectfully yours, 

 

Abigail E. Ruane, WILPF, International 

Christine Ahn, Women Cross DMZ, International

Liz Bernstein, Nobel Women’s Initiative, International

Youngmi Cho, Korean Women’s Movement for Peace, Republic of Korea 

Ahile Barnabas, Charles & Doosurgh Abaagu Foundation, Nigeria 

Alexandria Kazmerik, Canadian Council of Young Feminists, Canada

Altantsetseg Noosgoi, School of International Relations & Public Administration, Mongolia

Alvaro Jimenez Milan, Colombian Campaign to Ban Landmines, Colombia 

Amal El Bekri, RAPAD Maroc, Morocco

Ann Wright, Retired US Army Colonel and Diplomat, Veterans for Peace, United States

Benson Attah, Community Emergency Response Initiative, Nigeria 

Beth Woroniuk, The MATCH International Women’s Fund, Canada

Carolyn Scarr, Ecumenical Peace Institute/CALC, United States

Cecili Thompson Williams, Beyond the Bomb, United States 

Choon Shik Lim, Korea Mission of PC, United States

Cindy Wiesner, Grassroots Global Justice, United States

Crispin Bilo, Aube Nouvelle Pour la Femme et le Développement (ANFD), Democratic Republic of Congo

Darynell Rodríguez Torres, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), The Netherlands 

David Hartsough, Peaceworkers, United States

Debbie Stothard, ALTSEAN-Burma, Burma 

Dragana Sarengaca, Nansen Dialogue Centre Serbia, Serbia

Edwina Hughes, Peace Movement Aotearoa, New Zealand

Emily Rubino, Peace Action New York State, United States 

Gertrude Kenyangi, Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN), Uganda

GordanaSubotic, Association Dea Dia, Serbia

Hisae Ogawa, CODEPINK, Ogawa, Japan 

Iain Overton, Action on Armed Violence, United Kingdom

Igballe Rogova, Kosovo Women’s Network, Kosovo

Jaehak Lee, WDF, Republic of Korea

Jang Sun Hwa, Korean Women’s Alliance, Republic of Korea    

Janis Alton, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Canada

Jargalsaikhan Enkhsaikhan, Blue Banner, Mongolia 

김정호, 민화협, Republic of Korea

Jeongsoo Kim, Women Making Peace, Republic of Korea

Jodie Evans, CODEPINK, United States

Joni van de Sand, MenEngage Global Alliance, United States

Jung-A Lee, Kyunggi Women’s Associations United, Republic of Korea 

Justine Kwachu Ngum Kumche, Women in Alternative Action (WAA), Cameroon

Kelly Campbell, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, United States 

Liza Maza, Gabriela Women’s Alliance, Philippines 

Lukudu William, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), South Sudan

Mabel Bianco, Fundacion para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer, Argentina 

Maja Vitas Majstorovic, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), The Netherlands

Mary E. Hunt, Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER), United States

Mary-Ellen Francoeur, Pax Christi Toronto, Canada 

Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford, Physicians for Global Survival, Canada 

Mavic Cabrera Balleza, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, United States

MayaKatsitadze, International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN), Georgia 

Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK, United States

Meehyang Yoon, The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, Republic of Korea

Megumi Komori, The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Japan

Melissa Weale, Voices of Women for Peace, Canada 

Meri Joyce, Peace Boat, Japan

Mi Kyung Han, Korean Women’s Alliance, Republic of Korea

Michele Di Paolantonio, AIMPGN Italian Medical Association for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Italy

Myung Ji Cho, KANCC, United States

Neema Namadamu, SAFECO – Synergy of Congolese Women’s Associations, Democratic Republic of Congo

Nighat Said Khan, ASR Resource Centre and the Institute of Women’s Studies Lahore, Pakistan 

Noor Ul Ain, Pakistan Red Cross, Pakistan

Patricia Talbot, The United Church of Canada, Canada 

Patrick Hiller, War Prevention Initiative, United States

Pamhidzai Thaka, ECLF, Zimbabwe

Park Jung Eun, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Republic of Korea

Pat Cunningham, Missionary Society of Saint Columban, Republic of Korea

Paula Banerjee, The Sanskrit College and University, India 

Petra Tötterman Andorff, The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, Sweden

Priscilla M Achakpa, Women Environmental Programme, Nigeria  

Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office, United States 

Rasha Jarhum, Peace Track Initiative, Canada

Dr. Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy/ICAN, United Kingdom

Rola Hallam, CanDo, United Kingdom 

Rose Othieno, Center for Conflict Resolution/GPPAC ECA, Uganda

Ruby Khalifah, The Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN), Indonesia

Sarah Jewell, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-USA, United States

Sharada Adhikari, Women Empowerment Against Poverty of Nepal, Nepal

Shawn Kim, One Heart for Justice, United States 

Shirine Jurdi, MENAPPAC/GPPAC, Lebanon

Susannah Choi, National YWCA of Korea, Republic of Korea

Sybille Fezer, Medica Mondiale, Germany                                  

Uma Mishra-Newbery, Women’s March Global, Switzerland 

Vana Kim Hansen, LA Korean Peninsula Neutralization, United States

Visaka Dharmadasa, Association of War Affected Women, Sri Lanka 

Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, Nonviolence International Canada, Canada

Youngdong Lee, KCRC, Republic of Korea

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