North Korea urged the United States to replace its armistice agreement with a peace treaty, Yonhap reported Nov. 23. A commentary in the official newspaper Rodong Sinmun stated that to secure permanent peace and stability and end confrontation and clashes on the Korean Peninsula, the armistice between North Korea and the United States should end and a peace regime implemented, adding that the recent armed clash highlights the pressing need. The newspaper called the armistice "outdated and defunct," and said a new peace treaty will eradicate the threat of war and secure peace on the Korean Peninsula.