North Korea returns potential remains of 55 US Korean War troops

North Korea handed over what is believed to be the remains of 55 American soldiers killed during the 1950s Korean War on Friday, local time. 65th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting, the United States and the United Nations said:

An American cargo plane flew to Wonson, North Korea, to receive the remains and returned to Osan Air Base in South Korea. Command of Korea and US forces Korea said in a statement

"We will now prepare to honor our fallen soldiers before they continue their journey home. "

US military and military, joined by a military guard, lined up on the tarmac at Osan to receive leftovers , who were transported in boxes covered with UN blue flags, according to the Associated Press. Arms will receive a ceremony of honors next Wednesday, the Combined Command said. 19659004] The remains were accompanied by technical experts from the POW / MIA Accounting Agency Defense, the White House said.

The return is part of an agreement reached at the June summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The entire transfer A long series of exams and Medico-legal tests were conducted to determine whether the remains are human and whether they are actually American or Allied troops that were killed in the conflict.

Speaking of Kim, the White House said: "

" We are encouraged by the actions of North Korea and the momentum of positive change, "he said.

Trump ] said on Twitter Thursday night: "After so many years, it will be a great moment for so many families.Thank you to Kim Jong Un."

About 7,800 US service members were lost and not recovered from the Korean War, and about 5,300 of them were lost in North Korea, according to the Ministry of Defense. 25, 1950, until July 27, 1953, is sometimes called "The Forgotten War."

US-North Korean joint military search teams collected 229 sets of US remains from 1996 to 2005. But efforts to recover and return Washington and Pyongyang have come up against Korea's nuclear weapons program of the North while the United States claimed that the safety of its recovery crews was not guaranteed.

Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea Wednesday, at a meeting with Harry Harris, the new US ambassador to Seoul, the transfer of the remains would strengthen the momentum of the talks on the nuclear program North.