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North-South Military Working Talks Held

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Kaesong, June 12 (KCNA) -- The inter-Korean military working talks for the implementation of the agreement reached at the second round of the North-South General-level Military Talks were held in Kaesong from June 10 to 12. Present there were the north side's military working delegation led by Senior Colonel of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces Yu Yong Chol and the south side's military working delegation led by Colonel of the Ministry of National Defence Mun Song Muk.
    The head of the north side said that the adoption of the "agreement on preventing accidental conflicts in the West Sea and halting the propaganda in the areas along the Military Demarcation Line and removing its means" made a fresh breakthrough in providing a military guarantee for the implementation of the June 15 joint declaration as it helps remove the root cause of confrontation and distrust that has always remained in the frontline areas and in the sea for the past scores of years.
    Stressing the need to take practical measures for the sincere implementation of the historic agreement to meet the expectation of the nation as an action is more important than ten words at present, he set forth the north side's proposal.
    At the talks both sides had an in-depth discussion on practical issues arising in implementing the agreement and adopted and effectuated an appendix in which concrete practical measures are stipulated.
    It deals with practical measures for the prevention of accidental conflicts in the West Sea such as the fixing and operation of the common frequency between warships of both sides in the West Sea, the institution and use of flag or light signals, the exchange of information related to the movement of illegal fishing boats, the establishment of the communications line and liaison offices and their operation.
    Also stipulated in the appendix are such issues as stopping all propaganda and psychological activities in the areas along the MDL as from 0:00 on June 15 and completely removing all propaganda means including loudspeakers, slogans, electronic displays, leaflets, posters and various religious facilities from all the areas along the MDL as well as from the estuary of the River Han, the western coastal areas and islands as from 0:00 on June 16 to 17:00 on August 15 on three phases on the principle of simultaneous actions and verifying and reporting their results at each phase.
    The adoption of the appendix made it possible to put the work to remove the root cause of confrontation and mistrust from the frontline areas and the sea at the stage of full-scale implementation on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the publication of the historic joint declaration according to the agreement reached at the second round of the north-south general-level military talks and provided one more sure military guarantee for the improvement of the north-south relations.