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【Annex 3】
Pilot Inter-Korean Joint Remains Recovery Project within DMZ

1. Designation of Joint Remains Recovery Site and minesweeping
① Site designation for the joint recovery of remains
- The site for the pilot joint remains recovery project will be set in between MDL Markers No.
0489 and 0497 in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, setting the MDL as the standard. The end
coordinates for the site will be as follows:
• North: a) 38°17'35"N 127°05'22"E
b) 38°18'23"N 127°06'52"E
• South: a) 38°16'38"N 127°06'04'E
b) 38° 7'26'N 127°07'33"E
- All guard posts and obstacles within the joint remains recovery site will be withdrawn.
② Minesweeping
- All mines and explosives within the site for the pilot joint remains recovery project will be
completely removed between October 1 and November 30, 2018.
- The two sides will each carry out minesweeping operations from each end of the DMZ and
work in the direction of the MDL.

- The two sides will conduct minesweeping operations for 4 hours each day from 1000 to
1200 hours and from 1500 to 1700 hours. The hours may be reduced or extended according
to each circumstance.
- The two sides will install markers around the border of the mine-cleared area within the site
designated for the pilot joint remains recovery project and notify the other side accordingly.
- The use of equipment and material necessary for minesweeping will be mutually
coordinated.
- Any remains recovered during minesweeping operations will be exhumed and jointly
identified, consulted, and processed.
2. Establishment of an inter-Korean road within the joint remains recovery site
① A 12 m-wide road will be constructed between South Korea and North Korea within the pilot
joint remains recovery site in order to facilitate seamless progress in the joint efforts to recover
the remains within the DMZ.
② Minesweeping will take place from each end of the DMZ towards the MDL prior to road
construction. The road will be connected along the MDL.
③ The use of material and equipment necessary for road construction, including excavators, will
be mutually coordinated.

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