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【Annex 2】
Demilitarization of the 'Joint Security Area in Panmunjom'

1. As a first step, a trilateral consultative body between South Korea, North Korea, and the United
Nations Command (UNC) will be established to consult and implement measures to demilitarize
the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom.
① South, the North and UNC (hereinafter referred to as “The three parties”) will remove all mines
in the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom within 20 days, beginning on October 1, 2018.
② The three parties will completely withdraw guard posts, personnel, and firearms within 5 days
after the minesweeping is completed in the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom.
③ The three parties will withdraw unnecessary surveillance equipment from the Joint Security
Area in Panmunjom, install any necessary surveillance equipment through consultations, and
share related information with each other.
④ The three parties will jointly verify the completion of the measures to demilitarize the Joint
Security Area in Panmunjom over 2 days.
⑤ The three parties will consult and decide on various matters such as the composition, mission
and operation method of a joint administrative body that will be established after the
demilitarization of the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom.

2. The Joint Security Area in Panmunjom will be managed after demilitarization in the following way:
① Guard duty personnel and installation of guard posts
- Guard duty will be carried out by up to 35 unarmed personnel from each side.
- The shift work of personnel and matters related to patrol will be decided by each side
unilaterally and notified to the other party.
- Guard duty personnel from both sides will wear a 15 cm wide yellow armband with the
words “Panmunjom Civil Police” written in blue on his/her left arm.
- A new Southern guard post will be installed at one end of the 'Panmunjom Bridge' in Northern
Panmunjom; a new Northern guard post will be installed in the area near the entry check point
of Southern Panmunjom. South and North Korean personnel will be on duty side-by-side.
② Building management
- Each side will manage the buildings on its side of the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom.
- In case a building in the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom requires repair or construction,
such work will proceed subject to approval by the joint administrative body.
③ Visits
- Visits to the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom will be permitted between 0900 and 1700 hours.
- Freedom of movement is allowed for visitors and tourists within the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom.

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