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3. South Korea and North Korea agreed to take military measures to prevent accidental military
clashes and ensure safe fishing activities by turning the area around the Northern Limit Line in
the West Sea into a maritime peace zone.
˝ The two sides reaffirmed the agreement related to the "prevention of accidental military clashes in
the West Sea," signed during the 2nd Inter-Korean General-level Military Talks on 4 June, 2004 and
agreed to fully restore and implement it.
˞ The two sides agreed to establish a maritime peace zone and a pilot joint fishing zone in the West
Sea. €Annex 4
˟ The two sides agreed to fully guarantee the safety of personnel and vessels that enter the maritime
peace zone and the pilot joint fishing zone.
ˠ The two sides agreed to devise and implement inter-Korean joint patrol measures in order to deny
illegal fishing and to ensure safe fishing activities for South and North Korean fishermen in the
maritime peace zone and the pilot joint fishing zone.

4. South Korea and North Korea agreed to devise military assurance measures necessary for
invigorating exchanges, cooperation, contacts and visits.
˝ The two sides agreed to establish military measures to ensure passage, communication and
customs in the East and West Transportation Corridors.
˞ The two sides agreed to devise military assurance measures to connect and modernize eastern/
western railways and roads.
˟ The two sides agreed to establish a plan regarding issues related to permitting the use of Haeju
Passage and Jeju Strait for North Korean vessels through consultations at the Inter-Korean Joint
Military Committee.
ˠ The two sides agreed to devise military assurance measures for the shared use of Han River (Imjin
River) Estuary. €Annex 5

5. South Korea and North Korea agreed to devise various measures for mutual military confidence
building.
˝ The two sides agreed to continue consultations regarding the installation and operation of direct
communication lines between the respective military officials.
˞ The two sides agreed to have detailed consultations to resolve the issues concerning the
composition and operation of the Inter-Korean Joint Military Committee.
˟ The two sides agreed to fully implement all agreements reached between inter-Korean military
authorities, and to regularly examine and assess the implementation progress.

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