July 27 marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement for the Korean War, which broke out on June 15, 1950. On the Korean Peninsula, the armistice continues, but it is neither war nor genuine peace. North Korea has the key to change the situation for the better.
The prerequisite for improving the situation on the Peninsula is that the North faithfully implement past agreements produced by the six-party talks on the North's nuclear weapons program. Only when this happens will other countries cooperate with North Korea to change the armistice agreement into a peace treaty with the United States, which Pyongyang wants badly.
In December 2012, North Korea launched a long-range rocket to put what it called a satellite into orbit, showing off its capability to build a long-range missile. In February 2013, it carried out its third nuclear explosion test.