Final answer:
The fighting between the countries involved in the Korean War continued for another 2 years after peace talks began, ending with an armistice on July 27, 1953. While this armistice ceased active combat, it did not result in a formal peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea technically still at war.
Step-by-step explanation:
Fighting between the countries would continue for another 2 years, and the war did not end until July 27, 1953.
After three years of fighting and nearly 3 million Korean deaths, and 54,000 U.S. GIs, the two sides agreed to a cease-fire. However, the Korean War was marked by deadly stalemates near the thirty-eighth parallel, and peace negotiations dragged on for two years due to disagreements over the fate of prisoners of war amongst other issues. An armistice agreement was signed, establishing a border and a demilitarized zone (DMZ), although a formal peace treaty was never concluded, and to this day, North and South Korea are technically still at war.
The Korean War was a significant event during the Cold War era, showing the futility of the conflict and the division it cemented on the Korean peninsula. Both sides continue to maintain large military forces along their common border, with occasional tensions and conflicts erupting, keeping the region a flashpoint of global tensions.