US Vice-President Mike Pence and his daughters visit an observation post near the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone on the border between North and South Korea, on April 17. Photo: AFP
US Vice-President Mike Pence and his daughters visit an observation post near the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone on the border between North and South Korea, on April 17. Photo: AFP
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UN blue helmets and trust can bring peace to the Korean peninsula

John Gruetzner says stationing a multi-nation UN peacekeeping force on either side of the DMZ would allay North Korean fears and lead to the eventual denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula

John Gruetzner

Updated: 9:22am, 21 Apr, 2017

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US Vice-President Mike Pence and his daughters visit an observation post near the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone on the border between North and South Korea, on April 17. Photo: AFP
US Vice-President Mike Pence and his daughters visit an observation post near the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone on the border between North and South Korea, on April 17. Photo: AFP
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