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Inter-Korean General-Level Talks Open

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, December 12 (KCNA) -- The 7th north-south general-level military talks opened in the portion of the south side in Panmunjom on Wednesday.
    Present there were a delegation of the north side led by Lieut. General of the Korean People's Army Kim Yong Chol and a delegation of the south side with Ri Hong Gi, chief for Policy Planning of the Ministry of National Defence, as chief delegate.
    The talks discussed matters related to taking measures for providing a military guarantee for the north-south cooperation and exchange projects in the "special zone for peace and cooperation in the West Sea" under an agreement reached at the second north-south defence minister-level talks.
    Steadfast is the stand of the KPA to provide a firm military guarantee for the implementation of the historic October 4 declaration, the head of the north side delegation said, clarifying its stand to take measures in the direction of increasing the time of passage through the Kaesong Industrial Zone and the Mt. Kumgang tourist zone, ensuring speedy and smooth communications and cutting down the time of customs clearance in those zones.
    Touching on the issue of the West Sea next, he called the south side to account for deliberately creating a hurdle in the way of solving the issue while persisting in its old stand, a sharp contrast to the north side's fair proposal and sincere efforts.
    He proposed a draft agreement on fixing waters for joint fishing and peaceful waters in the West Sea reflecting the fair and aboveboard stand of the north side.
    The draft agreement deals with the issues of setting waters for joint fishing and peaceful waters in the West Sea on the principle of promoting interests and prosperity common to the nation and ensuring peace, taking measures for providing a military guarantee for cooperation in those waters and keeping naval forces of both sides now standing in confrontation in the West Sea away from each other.
    He expressed the expectation that the south side would seriously study the north side's proposal and positively respond to it.
    The chief delegate of the south side delegation spoke next.
    The talks continue.