DPRK Offers New Tentative Agreement Proposal for Concluding Peace Pact with U.S.
PYONGYANG, February 22, 1996 (KCNA) -- The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, considering the U.S. Korea policy and the current state of DPRK-U.S. relations, initiated a three-point proposal for establishment of a new peace mechanism, in order to urgently arrange even an institutional device at least to deter the arms conflict and war on the Korean Peninsula.
A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry clarified the initiative in a press statement released today.
The press statement was published on the lapse of two years after the DPRK Government proposed to establish a new peace mechanism replacing the obsolete armistice system.
The spokesman said:
The obsolete armistice system, an outcome of the cold war, has never been conducive to the peace of the Korean Peninsula since it was established, but used only as a tool testifying to the hostile relations between the DPRK and the U.S. and between the DPRK and the United Nations.
Moreover, the function of the Military Armistice Commission, which had served as a sole tool supervising the implementation of the Armistice Agreement, was paralyzed due to the U.S. one-sided step. It is, therefore, imperative to fill up the present vacuum at an early date because it endangers security of the Korean Peninsula.
As signatories to the Armistice Agreement the DPRK and the U.S. are bearing a noble responsibility for the prevention of recurrence of a war on the Korean Peninsula and overall peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.
The DPRK persistently holds that a peace agreement should be signed between the DPRK and the U.S. for arranging a device which ensures a complete, comprehensive and durable peace on the Korean Peninsula.
But, considering the U.S. Korea policy and the current state of the DPRK-U.S. relations, the DPRK deems it necessary to urgently arrange an institutional device at least to deter arms conflict and war on the Korean Peninsula.
The DPRK Government, therefrom, offers the following proposal for the establishment of a new peace mechanism:
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Firstly, an tentative agreement should be signed between the DPRK and the U.S. in order to deter arms conflict and danger of war on the Korean Peninsula and keep up the state of armistice in a peaceful way.
The tentative agreement shall include the management of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the method of settling arms conflict and accidents, the formation, duties and authority of a joint military body, the amendment and supplement of the tentative agreement and other issues on maintenance of security order.
The tentative agreement shall replace the Armistice Agreement until a complete peace agreement is concluded.
Secondly, a DPRK-U.S. joint military body should be organized and operated in Panmunjom replacing the Military Armistice Commission, for the implementation of the tentative agreement and its supervision.
Thirdly, negotiations should be held at a concerned level for discussing the conclusion of the tentative agreement and organization of the DPRK-U.S. joint military body.
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If the DPRK's proposal is carried into effect now that an agreement on nonaggression was already inked between the north and the south of Korea and the north-south joint military body has been inaugurated, a turning-point situation will be created for the relaxation of tension and attainment of peace on the Korean Peninsula and a precondition for the reunification through confederacy formula will be provided.
The DPRK's proposal s a reasonable initiative that accords entirely with interests of the signatories to the Korean Armistice Agreement as well as all parties concerned.
The United States should affirmatively react to the initiative which reflects the generosity and the peace-loving stand of the DPRK.
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