Two-thirds of South Koreans support parliamentary ratification of Panmunjom Declaration

SEOUL: Almost two-thirds of South Koreans support a parliamentary ratification of the Panmunjom Declaration, which was announced after the third inter-Korean summit, a poll showed Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to the Realmeter survey, 65.5 per cent of respondents favoured the National Assembly’s ratification of the Panmunjom Declaration, in which the two Koreas agreed to completely denuclearise the Korean Peninsula and build a peace regime.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean top leader Kim Jong Un met on April 27 at the border village of Panmunjom, where they signed and announced the Panmunjom Declaration.

Calls mounted for the ratification to enforce the interKorean agreement regardless of political situation by making it into law.

The result was based on the survey of 500 voters conducted Wednesday.

It had 4.4 percentage points in margin of error with a 95 per cent confidence level.

Over half of supporters of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party ( LKP) opposed the ratification, but it won widespread support from all regions, ages and political supporters, including those aged over 60 and people living in North Gyeongsang province that has long been regarded as home turf for the LKP.