Germany becomes member of the United Nations Force Command. Their commitment is to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region – World

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Germany has officially become a member of the United Nations Command (UNC), a multinational military force established to support South Korea during and after the war on the Korean Peninsula.

Boris Pistorius, Germany, German Army, flag

photo: TASR, Anthony Wallace

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (right) hands over the German flag at Camp Humphreys, the U.S. military headquarters in Pyongyang, south of Seoul, on August 2, 2024.

Germany is the 18th country to join the UNC and the first since Italy returned to the UN headquarters in 2013.

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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, speaking at a ceremony at the U.S. military headquarters in Pyongyang, South Korea, called the move a “clear signal” of Berlin’s commitment to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Germany sought to join the UN force as early as 2019 and expressed interest again earlier this year.

Soldiers from the German frigate Hessen in the port...

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius...

The United Nations Command was established in July 1950. After the Korean War, the UN Command’s responsibility was to maintain the ceasefire and diplomatic relations between North and South Korea.

Reuters reported this.

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