Today, the 27th of July, is the 59th Commemoration Anniversary of the Armistice Agreement – by Anders Grenstad

Today was the commemoration of the 59^th year of the Armistice Agreement up in Panmunjom. As every year it is marked by the UNC Commander, right now General Thurman, coming up to the DMZ, visiting Conference Row and NNSC, together with the senior leadership from UNC (United Nations Command), CFC (Combined Forces Command) and USFK (United States Forces Korea).

91 year old General Paik Sun-Yup, who was 1st ID (Infantry Division) commander during the Korean War, was there together with the UNC Commander (General Thurman) as always. General Paik was also participating, between 1951 to 1953 when the AA (Armistice Agreement) was worked out. General Paik is a living testimony in South Korea.


General Paik became the Republic of Korea’s Chief of Army and Supreme commander. After his pension in 1960 He became ambassador to ROK in China, France and finally Canada.

Since 1995 NNSC does not have any communication with the north, since at that time the Czech Republic and Poland were kicked out from their host country. But as always an invitation was send to the north (since they have participated in the past), however this time an answer was received…….

To: Colonel XXXXXXX, US army

On July 23, your side sent a telephone message of inviting our side to a so-called commemoration in the name of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC). It is preposterous for former NNSC, the ghost mechanism to hold commemoration and it is quite farce to invite us to the infeasible event. It is a vivid mockery and provocation against our side to offer an unreasonable invitation by the armistice organ which has already ended its existence for your intentional demolition of the Armistice Agreement. Your side should not repeat such foolish act of putting ahead the fallen Armistice organ that has never acknowledged by our side. Our side warns your side that the repetition of such act will only bring our corresponding counter-measures.

From: Senior Colonel XXXXXX Korean People’s Army

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I guess there was no interest to attend from their side.

Respect for the Armistice Argreement shown by members of UNMAC (United Nations Military Armistice Commission), UNC (United Nations Command) and NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission) 

Until this day, 1 ID still provides NNSC's security in the area.

On the Military Demarcation Line at Conference Row in Panmunjom.

Time for reflection.

Planning to continue to comply to the Armistage Agreement.

Pictures taken by captain Lee (left) here together with Tech.Sergent Donat. Thank You! Jeayeon.

On the southern side of the penisula, the respect for the Armistice Agreement is real and kept, the NNSC is invited to see that all parts in the South adhere to the Armistice Agreement.

Anders Grenstad
Radm
HoD SW NNSC