South Korea to hold events for 16 allies of Korean WarAmbassadors and military attaches from the 16 nations that fought in the 1950 - 53 Korean War on the South Korean side pose at a presentation given by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs at a Seoul hotel , South Korea on 07 December 2009 . The ministry invited the diplomats to introduce the government ' s plan to mark the 60 th anniversary of the Korean War with those countries next year . The fratricidal war broke out on 25 June 1950 , and ended in a truce , not a peace treaty , meaning the two Korea are still technically at war . EPA / YONHAP < 뉴스 의 새 시대 , 연합뉴스 Live > < 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >