North Korea on Monday proposed replacing the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War with a formal peace treaty , a step it said would pave the way for breaking the international impasse over its nuclear program . Armistice ended Korean War in 1953 ; North suggests replacing with treaty . It suggests that such a move would ease return to nuclear talks . Comment: Washington has refused to normalize relations until program dismantled .
Armistice ended Korean War in 1953 ; North suggests replacing with treaty . It suggests that such a move would ease return to nuclear talks . Comment: Washington has refused to normalize relations until program dismantled .