AMERICAS
1 MIN READ
Trump-Kim summit offers new hope for peace between Koreas
The legacy of the Korean War has fuelled decades of animosity between North Korea and America, 65 years on. TRT World sat down with a US veteran who served on that front line, 65 years ago.
Trump-Kim summit offers new hope for peace between Koreas
Pfc. Paul Cecil of West Virginia holds a rocket launcher as Pfc. Junior Coram, right, loads the gun about two miles north of Chigong in Korea, July 23, 1950. / AP Archive

In 1950 the US military, along with troops from 22 UN countries, came to the support of South Korea to repel the North Korean army. 

Referred to as the forgotten war, it has been given renewed significance in the build-up to the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The two Koreas are now potentially on the brink of an actual peace treaty.

RECOMMENDED

TRT World 's Kevin McAleese sat down with a US veteran who served on that front line 65 years ago.

SOURCE:TRT World
Explore
South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine amid deepening dispute over North Korean POWs
Pakistan reaches $1.2B IMF staff-level deal amid energy shock
Russian, Ukrainian strikes leave at least 56 dead, over 100 injured
US deportations to Africa 'instrumentalise human suffering' to deter migration, HRW says
Kim Jong-un's sister demands 'utmost respect' from Seoul as North Korea rejects dialogue
Spain housing protest figure, 87, dies two weeks after eviction
Chinese-speaking hacker used AI tools in cyberattacks on South Korean banks: report
El Nino could drive Pacific temperatures to record levels, WMO warns
ChatGPT for Teens fails to work as intended, poses 'unacceptable risk': watchdog
UN chief meets Pakistan's leaders as regional peace, Kashmir and water dispute top agenda
US teen charged over alleged terror plot to attack mall
Iran says response to US war-ending proposals will go via mediators
Pakistani troops deployed in Saudi Arabia, military confirms
Trump restates Paxton support but parts ways on Iran war and fuel-price claims
Gunfire hits UNIFIL position in southern Lebanon