2차 북미정상회담을 앞두고 미국이 북한측에 '나머지 합의 이행을 하면 원하는 것을 들어주겠다'고 압박하고 있는 가운데 미국의 저명인사들과 해외동포단체, 미국의 민권·종교·시민사회단체 등이 미국에게 종전선언 및 평화협정 체결을 촉구하고 나서 주목을 끌고 있다.

제시 잭슨 목사, 노엄 촘스키 교수 등 미국의 저명인사를 비롯해 150여 개 해외동포 단체들과 미국 시민사회단체들은 현지시간 6일 '북미관계 개선과 평화협정 체결을 촉구하는 해외동포 및 외국인 벗들의 성명'을 발표하고 북의 합의 이행조치에 상응해 미국도 6. 12 싱가포르 합의의 이행에 나설 것을 촉구했다.

이들은 성명서에서 "남과 북의 정상이 합의한 '4. 27 판문점공동선언', '9월 평양공동선언', 북과 미국의 정상이 합의한 '6. 12 싱가포르 북미공동성명'을 적극 지지하며 남과 북, 북과 미국의 정상간 합의는 한반도에서 전쟁의 위험을 막고, 항구적이고 공고한 평화체제를 구축하는데 토대를 마련했다"고 평가했다.

성명서는 이어 2018년 한 해 동안 "남과 북이 비약적인 관계개선을 이룬 것과 북이 그동안 한반도의 평화와 비핵화를 향해 중대한 진전을 이룬 것에 지지와 환영을 보낸다"고 밝히며, "아울러 이와 같은 조치들에 상응하여 미국도 더 이상 머뭇거리지 말고 6. 12 싱가포르 합의의 이행에 나설 것"을 촉구했다.

이들은 미국이 취할 구체적인 조치로 "첫째, 미국은 종전선언을 채택하고, 평화협정 체결에 나서야 한다. 둘째, 미국은 대북제재를 해제하고, 북미관계 개선에 나서야 한다"고 요구했다.

성명서는 "미국은 제2차 북미정상회담을 계기로 종전을 선언하고, 즉시 평화협정 체결을 추진해야 한다"며, "북미 간 평화협정 체결만이 한반도와 미국본토에서의 핵전쟁 위기는 물론 재래식 전쟁의 가능성과 무력충돌의 위험을 막고 항구적이고 공고한 평화체제를 구축할 수 있는 유일한 길"이라고 강조했다.

특히 이들은 북미관계 개선을 위해 ▲대북제제 해제- 북에 대한 테러지원국 재지정, 압류한 북 자산 동결 해제 ▲미국 국민의 자유로운 방북 허용 ▲평양과 워싱턴DC에 연락사무소 개설 등 북미 개선을 위한 미국의 구체적인 행동을 촉구하고 나섰다.

이번 공동성명에는 56개 재미동포단체를 비롯해 캐나다, 유럽, 아시아, 오세아니아 지역 해외동포들이 활동중인 71개 해외동포단체가 참여했으며 미국인으로는 민권운동가 제시 잭슨 목사, 진보학자 노엄 촘스키 교수 등 59명의 저명인사들과 미국 시민사회단체 81 개가 성명에 참여했다.

미국 시민사회단체로는 미국내 대표적인 평화운동단체인 ANSWER Coalition, Peace Action, International Action Center, United for Peace and Justice, Veterans For Peace, 미국친우봉사회(American Friends Service Committee) 등이 참여했으며 여성 평화운동단체인 코드핑크(CODEPINK). Women Against War, Women Cross DMZ, 민권운동단체 Rainbow PUSH Coalition 등이 이름을 올렸다.

종교 기관의 참여도 눈길을 끌었다. 종교 기관으로는 미국의 최대 장로교 기관인 미국 장로교회(Presbyterian Church USA), 연합감리교회 총회 사회부(The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society) 등이 참여했으며 미국 녹색당 평화행동위원회(Green Party of the United States Peace Action Committee) 등도 동참했다.

이번 성명서는 지난 6월 제 1차 북미정상회담을 앞두고 성명서를 발표한 단체들을 중심으로 마련됐다.

지난 6월 해외단체들은 '역사적인 남북정상회담과 다가올 북미정상회담에 관한 재미동포 및 미국인 벗들의 성명'을 통해 한반도 비핵화, 평화체제 구축, 북미관계 개선을 촉구하였고 며칠 뒤 이러한 요구가 그대로 담긴 싱가포르 북미공동성명이 발표되어, 내외의 큰 주목을 받은 바 있다(6월 성명서 전문과 참가단체 명단 https://sites.google.com/view/peace-treaty-now).

이번 성명은 '더 내이션(www.thenation.com)'에 게재될 예정이며, 11월 미국 중간선거 이후 새로이 선출된 미 연방 상, 하원의원 등 미국 정치권에도 전달될 예정이다.

이번 성명서는 지난 11월 감리교 측이 미국 아틀란타에서 주관한 '한반도 평화를 위한 원탁회담'과 성공회 롱아일랜드교구 창립 150주년 기념대회 등 종교기관에서 개최한 행사에서 평화협정 촉구 선언과 결의문이 잇따라 발표된데 이어 내놓은 해외동포단체들과 미국 시민사회단체들의 공동 성명으로 미국 내에서 북미관계 개선과 평화협정 체결을 촉구하는 여론에 불을 지필 것으로 보인다.

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December 6, 2018

2018 has been a year of historic change on the Korean Peninsula. The leaders of North and South Korea met three times, and President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also held their first summit in Singapore in June. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has invited Chairman Kim to visit South Korea, and President Trump has expressed willingness to meet Chairman Kim in a second summit. We welcome these positive developments for permanent peace in Korea.

In particular, we support the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration and the September 19 Pyongyang Joint Declaration signed between the leaders of South and North Korea, as well as the June 12 Singapore Summit Joint Statement signed between the leaders of the United States and North Korea.

These agreements lessen the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula and create a foundation for a lasting and stable peace regime. The Panmunjom and Pyongyang Declarations signed between the two Koreas opened the door to family reunions, civil society engagement, and concrete steps towards demilitarization. Likewise, the Singapore Joint Statement emphasized the “establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations,” away from war and hostility towards normal diplomatic recognition. We applaud the leaders of South Korea, North Korea and the United States, who, on the brink of nuclear war last year, boldly chose the path toward peace.

As concrete steps in the spirit of the Singapore Joint Statement, North Korea has:

• Suspended its nuclear and missile tests, including destroying the Punggye-ri nuclear test site and inviting outside inspectors to verify that it has been destroyed;
• Agreed to “permanently dismantle the Dongchang-ri missile engine test site and launch platform under the observation of experts,” as well as dismantle its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon if “the United States takes corresponding measures”; and
• Returned the remains of fifty-five U.S. servicemen who had died there during the Korean War of 1950-1953.

On the other hand, the United States, thus far, has:

• Temporarily suspended major war drills with the South Korean military.

While commendable, this U.S. action is insufficient to sustain the normalization process.

In line with the important steps North Korea has taken toward peace and denuclearization and in support of unprecedented peace-building engagement between North and South Korea - demilitarization of the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom, preparations to reconnect highways and railroad lines across the DMZ, and the establishment of a joint liaison office in the northern city of Kaesong - we urge the U.S. government to take the following steps as further confidence-building measures with North Korea:

1) Issue a joint declaration to end the Korean War and negotiate a Peace Treaty to replace the outdated and broken Armistice Agreement. The continuing state of war on the Korean Peninsula is at the root of recurring war threats in Korea. In the Panmunjom Joint Declaration, the two Korean leaders declared as follows:

During this year that marks the 65th anniversary of the Armistice, South and North Korea agreed to actively pursue trilateral meetings involving the two Koreas and the United States, or quadrilateral meetings involving the two Koreas, the United States and China with a view to declaring an end to the war and establishing a permanent and solid peace regime.

Ahead of another summit with North Korea, the United States should commit to declaring an end to the Korean War and demonstrate a willingness to pursue a formal Peace Treaty. Only a genuine and verifiable Peace Treaty between the main parties to the Korean War and the Armistice Agreement can drastically reduce the risk of nuclear and conventional war in Korea. It is the foundation for lasting and stable peace on the Korean Peninsula.

2) Lift broad-based U.S. sanctions against North Korea that harm the most vulnerable and ordinary Koreans as a concrete step toward establishing “new U.S.-DPRK relations.” Further, halt international pressure campaigns to isolate North Korea as this is contrary to the spirit of the Singapore Joint Declaration.

3) Lift the travel ban on U.S.citizens from visiting North Korea. The ban blocks U.S. humanitarian aid projects in North Korea, impedes people-to-people exchanges, and prevents thousands of Korean-Americans, who have family members in North Korea, from visiting them.

4) Establish a liaison office in Pyongyang to facilitate diplomatic engagement between the two countries towards mutual trust and understanding.

Signed,

Endorsing U.S. Organizations (In alphabetical order, Total 133)

416 Global Networks—San Diego

416 Human Rights & Peace Global Network

6.15 West Cost Committee

615 U.S. Midwest Committee

615 U.S. Seattle Committee

Action One Korea (AOK)

Alliance for Global Justice

American Friends Service Committee

Atlanta SaSaSe

Baltimore Nonviolence Center

Brooklyn For Peace

Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security

Center for Human Rights & International Justice, Boston College

Channing and Popai Liem Education Foundation

Chicagoans in Solidarity with Sewol Ferry Victims and Families

Citizen for Equality Peace And Liberation

Coalition for Peace Action

Coalition of Civic Action for Cheonahnham’s Truth in U.S.A.

Coalition of Koreans in America

Codepink

Community Organizing Center

Concerned Citizens for Change

Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety

D.C. Methodist Church

Deoham Korean American Community Church

Environmentalists Against War

FCNL Peterborough Advocacy Team

Fight For Voter’s Rights(F4VR)

FreedomTrainers

GABRIELA USA

Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space

Good Friends USA

Granny Peace Brigade, New York

Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks

Green Party of the United States Peace Action Committee

Hawai'i Peace and Justice

HOBAK (Hella Organized Bay Area Koreans)

Hope Coalition of New York

Houston Sewol HAMBI

INOCHI/NoWarWithNorthKorea.org

Institute for 21st Century International Relations

International Action Center

Kaua`i Alliance for Peace and Social Justice

Kazakh Foundation

Korea Culture & Heritage Society of LA

Korea Culture & Heritage Society of NY

Korea is One

Korea Peace & Unification Action of Boston

Korea Policy Institute

Korean American Alliance for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Korean American Civic Action Atlanta

Korean American National Coordinating Council

Korean Americans for Social Justice - Chicago

Korean Book Club of Riverside

Korean Peace Alliance

LA SASASE

LEPOCO Peace Center (Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern)

Maine Green Independent Party

Maine War Tax Resistance Resource Center

Malu 'Aina Center for Nonviolent Education & Action

Massachusetts Peace Action

Maui Peace Action

Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office

Military Families Speak Out

minjok.com

Minjung Solidarity of New York

Missy 100

Mundo Obrero / Workers World Party

Muslim Peace Fellowship

NANUM Corean Cultural Center

National Association of Korean Americans

National Coalition to Protect Student Privacy

National Institute of Hahm Seokhon Philosophy, DC, Indianapolis, NY, Hahm Seokhon Peace Center

Network for Peace and Unification in USA

New Hampshire Peace Action

New Hampshire Veterans for Peace

New Jersey Peace Action

New York Campaign for Peace in Korea

NJ Sewol Truth Seekers

Nodutdol for Korean Community Development

North Carolina Peace Action

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

Ohana Ho`opakele

One Corea Now

One Heart for Justice

Out of My ultari Now

Oversea Supprers Korean School in Japan

Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification in USA

Party for Socialism and Liberation - New Hampshire

Peace & Prostirity Forum

Peace Action

Peace Action Maine

Peace Action Michigan

Peace Action New York State

Peace Action Wisconsin

Peace21.org

Peaceworkers

Peoples Budget Campaign

Philadelphia Committee for Peace and Justice in Asia

Popular Resistance

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Presbyterian Peace Network for Korea

PressArirang.org

Progressive Asian Network for Action (PANA)

Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Resources for Organizing and Social Change

S.F. Rohjjang lovers

Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

San Diego Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party of California

SD SASASE

Seattle Evergreen Coalition

SolidarityINFOService

Support Committee for Korean Prisoners of Conscience in U.S.

The Moon keeper in America

The Peace Committee of the Korean Association of the United Methodist Church

The Peace Farm

The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society

TRACE Collective (Transracial Adoptees Creating Empowerment)

Tri-Valley CAREs

United for Justice with Peace Boston

United for Peace and Justice

United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee

US Peace Council

Veterans For Peace

Veterans For Peace - NYC Chapter 034

War Prevention Initiative

Washington DC Remembers Sewol

Western States Legal Foundation

Women Against War

Women Cross DMZ

Woori Madang Chicago

World BEYOND War

Young Korean Academy of New York

Overseas Organizations (In alphabetical order, Total 19)

416 Canlelights JKT

416 Global Networks

416 Global Networks - Ottawa

416 Global Networks - Toronto

416 Network Paris

Edmonton Hope Network

Gangjeong UK

Ireland Candlelight Action

June 15 Joint Oceania Committee For One COREA

Korean New Zealanders for a Better Future

National Institute of Hahm Seokhon Philosophy, London, UK headquarters

PEN International San Miguel Center, Mexico

Pika

RemeberingSewol UK

Remenbering Sewol Germany (NRW)

SASASE OTTAWA

Solidarity of Korean People in Europe

STOP the War Coalition Philippines

Vienna Culture Factory

Individuals (Organizational affiliation for identification purpose, Total 59)

Ann Wright, Retired U.S. Army Colonel, Veterans for Peace

Ayumi Temlock, New Jersey Peace Action

Barbara Nielsen, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, United States Section

Bok-dong Yoon, Korean Adoptees of Hawai'i

Bonnie J Ruggiero, Elder, Presbyterian Church USA

Caleb Carman, Bard College

Carolyn Cicciu, New Hampshire Peace Action

Charles Ryu, Pastor, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Middletown, New York

Choon Shik Lim, Regional Liaison for East Asia, Presbyterian Church USA

Christine A. DeTroy, Women's Intenational League for Peace & Freedom, Maine Branch

Clara Lee, PhD student, University of Colorado Boulder

Danielle Saint Louis, Executive Director, Brooklyn Zen Center

Debbie Kim, Gangjeong UK

Debbie Leighton, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

Diane Nahas, LaGuardia Community College

Donna San Antonio, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, Lesley University

Frederick Carriere, Research Professor, Syracuse University

Gar Smith, Co-founder, Environmentalists Against War

Garrett Walker, Party for Socialism and Liberation, New Hampshire

Haeinn Woo, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Hwanhee Kim, George Washington University

Jacquelyn Wells, Entrepreneur/Artist, Oohjacquelina

Jacqui Deveneau, Senior Advisor, Maine Green Independent Party

James Nordlund, Communications Director, National Action Network, Kansas

Joan Roelofs, New Hampshire Peace Action

John Arnold, Alliance for Global Justice

John Bernard, Maine People's Alliance

John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, Institute for Policy Studies

John MacDougall, Veterans for Peace

John Raby, Nuclear weapons Working Group of New Hampshire

Joyce Bressier, Stony Point Center/Community of Living Traditons

Judith Bello, United National Antiwar Coalition

Katherine Griswold, Presbyterian Church USA

Kilsang Yoon, President, Korean American National Coordinating Council

Lawrence Wittner, Professor of History Emeritus, State University of New York/Albany

Leif Rasmusen, Student, Point Arena High School

Lindis Percy, Co-Founder, Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases

Liza Maza, Chairperson Emerita, GABRIELA, Women’s alliance Phils.

Marcus Christian Hansen, Board member, New Hampshire Peace Action

Martha Bartlett, Presbyterian Church USA

Martha Spiess, Chair, Peace Action Maine

Michael Eisenscher, National Coordinator Emeritus, U.S. Labor Against the War

Mike Hearington, Veterans for Peace

Ngovi KITAU, First Kenyan Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (2009-2014)

Noam Chomsky, Professor, University of Arizona

Pamela Richard, Peace Action Wisconsin

Paul Shannon, Co-coordinator, Peoples Budget Campaign

Pete Shimazaki Doktor, Hawai’i Okinawa Alliance

Rajendra Sahai, Institute for Critical Study of Society

Reverend Jesse L Jackson Sr, Founder and President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Roger Leisner, Women in Black

Seri Lee, Chicago Organizer, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

Sofia Woman, Northeast Regional Executive Committee Member, American Friends Service Committee

Sungju Park-Kang, Adjunct Professor, University of Turku, Finland

Tae Lim, PhD student, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Theodore Wilcox, Peace Action and Education

Unzu Lee, Co-convener, Presbyterian Peace Network for Korea

William H. Slavick, Pax Christi Maine

Young Han, Dr. Of Ministry Candidate, Claremont School of Theology