Letter to the US President Donald Trump to Call for Ending the Korean War

On 21 Feb, Korea Peace Action sent a letter to the US President Donald Trump to call for taking action to end the Korean war and establish peace on the Korean peninsula. We call on the US President Trump to actively engage in peace-building on the Korean Peninsula.

Letter to the US President Donald Trump to Call for Taking Action to End the Korean War and Establish Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Feb 21, 2025

Dear President Trump,

We extend our warmest greetings to you as you begin your term as the 47th President of the United States. Congratulations on your inauguration.

The Korea Peace Action is an international campaign dedicated to resolving the ongoing crisis and fostering peace on the Korean Peninsula. This initiative is supported by 603 civil society organizations in the Republic of Korea(ROK), along with 80 international partner organizations.

We recognize and appreciate your past efforts to advance the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula, particularly through the historic US-DPRK summit in Singapore in 2018. Furthermore, we welcome your recent statement in January 2025, in which you expressed your willingness to resume dialogue with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK), a process that had been suspended upon your assumption of office. We sincerely hope that you build upon the progress made during your first administration and once again work toward improving U.S-DPRK relations and establishing lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

In recent years, as dialogue and negotiations have stalled, tensions between the ROK and the DPRK have escalated. Both sides have designated each other as adversaries, and the September 19 Comprehensive Military Agreement, which once served as a safety pin against armed conflict in the border area, has been rendered ineffective. As a result, the risk of war on the Korean Peninsula has increased, and even the minimal communication channels necessary to prevent accidental clashes have been severed. In this critical moment, we urgently need the wisdom and cooperation of all relevant parties to de-escalate tensions and restore the path to peace.

Therefore, we respectfully urge you, President Trump, to actively engage in efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula and to consider the following requests :

First, we hope that your administration will take decisive steps to formally end the Korean War, which has persisted for 72 years. Although the 1953 Armistice Agreement included a commitment to convene a political conference within three months to seek a peaceful solution, this promise remains unfulfilled. Over the course of this prolonged ceasefire, the constant threat of war has become an enduring reality. A vicious cycle of hostility and distrust has fueled an arms race and military demonstrations, leading to further military threats and insecurity. The nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is a direct consequence of this vicious cycle. We urge you to take bold action to bring an end to the world’s longest-standing war and to open the door to a future of peace.

Second, we hope that you will take meaningful steps to establish a new U.S.-DPRK relationship and build a permanent and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula, as agreed upon at the Singapore Summit. Resolving decades of hostility and fostering constructive relations will provide the foundation for a new era of peace and prosperity not only on the Korean Peninsula but throughout Northeast Asia. We encourage your administration to resume U.S.-DPRK dialogue, drawing on past experiences, and to advance negotiations that will lead to substantial progress in establishing a permanent peace regime and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. Furthermore, we urge you to support the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue.

Third, we hope that your administration will prioritize a peace-first approach over sanctions and pressure. Attempts to force the other party into submission have historically led to heightened mistrust and worsened the situation. A more realistic and fundamental approach is needed to break the decades-long cycle of hostility and mutual threats. We call upon your administration to move beyond past policies of pressure and instead adopt a peace-first approach – one that prioritizes sustained dialogue and negotiations with the DPRK to reduce the nuclear risk and pave the way for lasting peace.

Fourth, we urge your administration to play a leading role in advancing a world free of nuclear weapons. We welcome your commitment to nuclear disarmament talks with Russia and China, as expressed at the Davos Forum in January. Given the growing global threat of nuclear war amid rising arms races, it is imperative that it is essential to reduce existing nuclear weapons. We believe that the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula can only be successfully achieved when it is linked to broader international efforts toward a world without nuclear weapons.

We sincerely hope that the U.S.-DPRK negotiations will resume as soon as possible, setting the stage for an end to the Korean War and establishment of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. We ask that you listen to the urgent voices of the Korean people and take hold steps to move forward on the path to peace.

Sincerely,

Korea Peace Action Organizations (603 organizations)

1004forum, 2020 Organizing Committee for the Launch of Peace Boat on the Han River Estuary, Action for Korean Peace, Alternative Cultural Space Poom (Labor) & Pedagogy, Alternative Culture Solidarity, Ansung network, artship MARU, Asia Peace and History Education Network, Asian Social Science Research Institute, Association of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Association of Major Superiors of Women Religious in Korea-Department of Reconciliation of the Korean people, Baikdusan Writers’ Association, BONA COM, Bucheon Citizens Coalition, Buddhist Environmental Solidarity, Bundang Citizen’s Association for Environment, Busan People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Catholic Archdiocese of Gwangju-Committee for Justice & Peace, Catholic Diocese of Busan-Committee for Justice & Peace, Catholic Diocese of Incheon Priests’ Solidarity, Catholic Diocese of Suwon Priests’ Solidarity for Realization of Common Good, Catholic Human Rights Committee, Catholic Northeast Asia Peace Institute, Catholic Priests’ Association for Justice, Changjak 21, CHEONAN KYC, Cheongju Living & Education Community Gongryong, Chondogyo Youth Association, Christian Youth Academy, Citizen Solidarity for Participation & Autonomy of Chungbuk, Citizen’s Alliance to Achieve Candlelight Desire, Citizen’s Association for Ecological Conservation, Citizen’s Solidarity for Peace and Unification, Citizens’ Association for Preservation of National Parks, Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice, Civil Movement Organization for Gaeseong Tourism, Civil Peace Forum, Civil Society Organizations Network in Bucheon, Civil Society Organizations Network in Korea, Civilian Military Watch, Coal Briquettes for Neighbors in Korea, Columban Mission Society JPIC, Committee for Justice & Peace of Catholic Diocese of Jeju, Committee for Justice & Peace, Catholic Diocese of Uijeongbu, Committee for the Inter-Korean Theatre Exchange, Community Movement Solidarity for Participation & Autonomy of Chungbuk, Community Movement Solidarity for Participatory & Self-governing, Cool-jam, Cultural Action, Daechuri Peace Village, Daegu People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Daejeon People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy & self-government, Dasan Human Rights Center, DMZ Peace Network, Donghak-Chondogyo Action Union, Dyn2plus, Eco Horizon Institute, Ecobuddy Institute, Ecumenical Youth Council in Korea, Energy Peace Foundation, Environmental Justice, Eurasia Peace Road, Forest of Life, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Korea Office, Friends of Asia, Friends of Mountain & Nature-Uiryeong People, Gangdong Solidarity Council, Gangjeong Friends, Gangjeong Peace Network, Gangjeong Village Anti-navy Base Council, Gangwon Civil Society Organizations Network, Gawngju Peace Foundation, Geoje Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice, Geumjeonggul Human Rights & Peace Foundation, Gichagil After School, Gimcheon Citizen’s Association against THAAD, Goyang Citizens’ Coalition, GREAT KOREA, Green Future, Green Korea United, Gunsan Citizens’ Mobilization to Reclaim the Land from US Forces in Korea, Gyeole-uigil Minjoggwangjang, Gyeong-gi Women’s Association United, Gyeonggibukbu Peace Action, HANANURI, Heritage of Korean Independence, Hoperail, Human Rights Foundation SARAM, Hyungmyung Foundation, Imagination For International Solidarity, IMAGINE PEACE, Incheon Community Network, Incheon Network for Peace & Welfare, Incorporated Organization Shilcheon Bulgyo, Indramang Life Community, Inhabitants’ Solidarity of Gangwon in South & North Koreas, Institute of church and society, JeJu Byeop-ssi School, Jeju Dark Tours, Jeju Peace Human Rights Institute WHAT, Jeju People out of the Island, Jeju Queer Cultural Festival Organizing Committee, Jeju Solidarity for Participatory Self-government & Environmental Conservation, Jejugraphie, Jeonbuk Green Korea United, Jeonbuk Institute of Future Education, Jeonbuk Peace Forum, Jeonbuk Solidarity for Peace & Human Rights, Jeonju Contingent Workers Network, Jesuit Research Center for Advocacy and Solidarity, JOGAKBO, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism-Office for the Promotion of National Unity, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism-Social Labour Committee, Joint Committee against Coal Power Plant in Pocheon, Joint Struggle for Stop Irregular Work NOW, JusPeace, Justice & Peace Committee of the Seoul Archdiocese, Kang Myungkoo Peace Marathon Citizen’s Solidarity, Korea Anabaptist Center, Korea Association for Restorative Justice, KOREA EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Korea Environmental Council, Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, Korea Internet Journalists Association, Korea Peace Forum, Korea Peacebuilding Institute, KOREA REFARMER ASSOCIATION, Korea Women’s Associations United, Korea YWCA ( Andong YWCA, Ansan YWCA, Anyang YWCA, Bucheon YWCA, Busan YWCA, Changwon YWCA, Cheonan YWCA, Chuncheon YWCA, Chungju YWCA, Chungju YWCA, Daegu YWCA, Daejeon YWCA, Donghae YWCA, Gangneung YWCA, Geoje YWCA, Gimhae YWCA, Goyang YWCA, Gunsan YWCA, Gwangju YWCA, Gwangmyeong YWCA, Gwangyang YWCA, Gyeongju YWCA, Hanam YWCA, Iksan YWCA, Incheon YWCA, Jecheon YWCA, Jeju YWCA, Jeonju YWCA, Jinhae YWCA, Jinju YWCA, Masan YWCA, Mokpo YWCA, Namwon YWCA, Namyangju YWCA, Nonsan YWCA, Paju YWCA, Pohang YWCA, Pyeongtaek YWCA, Sacheon YWCA, Sejong YWCA, Seocheon YWCA, Seogwipo YWCA, Seongnam YWCA, Seoul YWCA, Sokcho YWCA, Suncheon YWCA, Suwon YWCA, Tongyeong YWCA, Uijeongbu YWCA, Ulsan YWCA, Wonju YWCA, Yangsan YWCA, Yeosu YWCA), Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation, Korean Catholic Women’s Community for a New World, Korean Conference of Major Superiors of Men´s Religious Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life-Committee of Justice, Peace and Ecology, Korean Conference of Major Superiors of Men´s Religious Institutes and Societies of Apostolic Life-Committee of Reconciliation of Korean People, Korean Conference of Religions for Peace, Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation, Korean Federation of Teachers Unions, Korean International Network, Korean National Council of Sovereign, Korean National Strategy Institute, Korean National Writers and Artists Association, Korean Peace Network Against Military Bases, Korean Public Service & Transport Workers’ Union, Korean Sharing Movement, Korean Teachers & Education Workers’ Union Gyeonggi Regional Branch Pyeongtaek Ansung Chapter, Koreans against Conscription, KRDEMO, Life&Peace Solidarity, Martyre Yang Yong-Chan Memorial Association, Masan-Changwon-Jinhae People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy & self-government, Memorial Committee for the Jeju April 3rd Uprising and Massacre, Memorial Committee for the Jeju April 3rd Uprising and Massacre, Mennonite Central Committee Northeast Asia, Mennonite Church South Korea, MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Mongdangpen_People with KoreanSchool in Japan, Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea, My Sister’s Home, NANUM MUNHWA, National Council of Churches in Korea-Human Rights Center, National Council of Churches in Korea-Reconciliation and Reunification Committee, National Council of Professors and Researchers for Democratic and Equal Society, National Council of YMCAs of Korea (Andong YMCA, Ansan YMCA, Anyang YMCA, Asan YMCA, Bucheon YMCA, Busan YMCA, Changwon YMCA, Cheonan YMCA, Cheongju YMCA, Chuncheon YMCA, Chungju YMCA, Daegu YMCA, Daejeon YMCA, Dangjin YMCA, Gangneung YMCA, Geochang YMCA, Geoje YMCA, Gimcheon YMCA, Gimhae YMCA, Goyang YMCA, Gumi YMCA, Gunpo YMCA, Gunsan YMCA, Guri YMCA, Gwangju YMCA, Gwangmyeong YMCA, Gwangyang YMCA, Gyeongju YMCA, Haenam YMCA, Hanam YMCA, Hongseong YMCA, Hwaseong YMCA, Hwasun YMCA, Icheon YMCA, Iksan YMCA, Imsil YMCA, Incheon YMCA, Jeju YMCA, Jeongeup YMCA, Jeonju YMCA, Jinan YMCA, Jinju YMCA, Masan YMCA, Mokpo YMCA, Mungyeong YMCA, Namyangju YMCA, Nonsan YMCA, Paju YMCA, Pohang YMCA, Pyeongtaek YMCA, Sejong YMCA, Seongnam YMCA, Seosan YMCA, Siheung YMCA, Sokcho YMCA, Suncheon YMCA, Suwon YMCA, Tongyeong YMCA, Uijeongbu YMCA, Ulsan YMCA, Wonju YMCA, Yangju YMCA, Yangsan YMCA, Yeongcheon YMCA, Yeongju YMCA, Yeosu YMCA, Yongin YMCA), National Reunification Movement Center of Young Korean Academy, Network for Peace and Unification, Networks for Greentransport, New Korea Network, New One, NoGunRi International Peace Foundation, Okedongmu Children in Korea, One Korea Buddhist Movement, Pan Korean Association for Reconciliation, Parliamentary Forum on Peace and Diplomacy, Parti Coop, Path to Peace, Pax Christi Korea, Peace Ground, Peace Ministry at Missionary Society of St. Columban, Peace Mothers of Korea, Peace Network, Peace Sharing Association, Peace Wind, Peaceidubiduba, People Making Jeju a Demilitarized Peace Island, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, People’s Solidarity for Self-Governing in Jeju, People’s Sovereignty 2030, Platform.C, Progressive 3.0, Pyeonghwayeolcha Tago Pyeong-yang-gaja Jaedan, Pyeongtaek Peace Center, Rapha community, Realization of Worth Living Public Welfare Solidarity, SACHEONJINBO, Seongju Soseongri Villagers’ Association against THAAD, Seoul Korea Youth Center, Sisters of the Christian Doctrine JPIC, SJSP, Solidarity for Peace & Human Rights of Asia, Solidarity for Peace & Reunification of Korea, South Korean NGOs Network to Establish a Society without Irregular Workers, St. Francis Peace Center Foundation, Sungmisan School, Support Committee for Prisoners of Conscience for Justice, Peace and Human Rights, Suwon Korea Youth Corps, The April 9 Unification & Peace Foundation, The Center for Historical Truth and Justice, The Civil-Headquarters for Activating the South-North Economic Cooperation in Korea, The Corea Peace 3000, The Hankyoreh Foundation for Reunification and Culture, The Human Rights Forum of Persons with Disabilities in Gyeonggi, The Human Rights Forum of Persons With Disabilities in Korea, The Institute for Reunification of Korea, The Korea Logistics Forum, The Korean Council for Justice & Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, The National Trust of Korea, The NGO Council for Inter-Korean Cooperation, The People, The People’s Solidarity for Korea Youth Policy, The Righteous People for Korean Unification, The Seoul Curating Team of the Exhibition “We still live in Miryang and Gangjeong”, Theater Company Gorae, Tongil and peace, TONGILBARU, Tongilro, Uijeongbu Peace Forum, Ulsan People’s Solidarity, Unification Train Supporters, Visio Dei, We Dahamkke, Welcoming Unified Korea, Women Making Peace, Women’s Solidarity for Environment, Won-Buddhists Social Movement Network, Won Buddhist Committee on Reunification, Wonju Citizens Coalition, WOORINURI Peace Movement, Worker’s Solidarity from Below in Jeonbuk, World Without War, YeongDongGun Senior Welfare Center, Yeosu Community Research Institute (YCRI), Young Korean Academy (Busan Young Korean Academy, Gwangju Young Korean Academy, Incheon Young Korean Academy, Jeju Young Korean Academy, Jeonju Young Korean Academy, Seoul Young Korean Academy, Ulsan Young Korean Academy, Young Korean Academy goyang&paju branch, YouthHopeFactory(social coop)

Korea Peace Action International Partner Organizations (80 organizations)
6.15 NY Committee for Reunification of Korea
Albany Friends Meeting (Quakers)
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Article 9 Canada （カナダ９条の会）
Association for Okinawa-Korea People’s Solidarity through the Movement against US Bases (沖韓民衆連帯)
Blue Banner NGO
Buklod Center Inc.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security (CPDCS)
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS)
Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Civic Action against ODA and Export of Nuclear Technologies (戦略ODAと原発輸出に反対する市民アクション)
Dokai Action Executive Committee for 100 years of the ‘Korea-Japan Annexation’ (‘한국병합’ 100년 도카이행동실행위원회, 「韓国併合」100年東海行動実行委員会)
East Asia Popular History Exchange, Taiwan
Faircoop Kansai (フェアコープ・関西)
Friends of “Comfort Women” in Sydney (시드니 평화의 소녀상 연대)
Friends Peace Teams-Asia West Pacific
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Northeast Asia (GPPAC NEA)
International Coalition for Democratic Unification (해외민주통일연대)
International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
International Peace Bureau (IPB)
International Women’s Network against Militarism
Korea Peace Now NY/NJ
Korea Policy Institute
Korea Truth Commission (Canadian Chapter)
Korean American Civic Action Atlanta (애틀랜타행동)
Korean American Peace Fund (미주한인평화재단)
Korean American Public Action Committee, KAPAC (미주민주참여포럼)
Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation Beijing China Council (민족화해협력범국민협의회 중국북경협의회)
Korean Peace Group in Germany (재독평화여성회)
Koreanische Frauengruppe in Deutschland (재독한국여성모임)
Mennonite Central Committee U.S.
Movement for Democratic Socialism (MDS)
National Association of Korean Americans (NAKA, 미주동포전국협회)
National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC, 미주한인봉사교육단체협의회)
New Era Asia Peace Academy
Nodutdol for Korean Community Development (노둣돌)
NO Nukes from Shiga (脱原発·滋賀★アクション)
NPO URI K-Radio (NPO 우리 K-Radio)
NY/NJ MinKwon Center for Community Action (뉴욕/뉴저지 민권센터)
Pax Christi International
Peace 21 (내일을 여는 사람들)
Peace Action
Peace Action Upper Hudson
Peace Action of Wisconsin
Peace Boat
Peace Depot, Inc.
Peace for East Asia (PEASIA)
Peace Philosophy Centre
Peace Women Partners
Presbyterian Peace Network for Korea
ReconciliAsian
SAMCHEONRI Railway (NPO법인 삼천리 철도, NPO法人三千里鐵道)
Solidarity of Korean People in Europe (한민족유럽연대)
STOP the War Coalition Philippines
The United Church of Canada
Veterans For Peace(US) – Korea Peace Campaign
Veterans For Peace Chapter 113-Hawaii
Veterans for Peace NJ #021
Women Against War
Women Cross DMZ
Women for Genuine Security
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
World BEYOND War
World Council of Churches (WCC)
World YWCA
Young Korean Academy Las Vegas (흥사단 라스베가스 지부)
Young Korean Academy New York (흥사단 뉴욕지부)
Young Korean Academy Los Angeles (흥사단 로스앤젤레스 지부)
YWCA of Japan (日本YWCA)
ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace & Democracy)
ZENKO Kandenmae Anti-atomic energy Project
ZENKO Kyoto (京都)
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平和で豊かな枚方を市民みんなでつくる会
平和と市民自治のまち大津をともにつくる会
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