Fifth Inter-Korean General-level Military Talks

Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) -- The fifth north-south general-level military talks came to a close Friday. At the talks both sides reached a series of agreements after discussing the issues of preventing military clashes in the West Sea, realizing joint fishing there and taking measures for providing military guarantees necessary for inter-Korean economic cooperation and exchange and thoroughly implementing the military agreements already adopted between the north and the south. According to the press release adopted at the talks Friday, both sides agreed to effect joint fishing on the principle of ensuring peace in the West Sea and promoting prosperity and interests common to the nation and further the discussion on the issues of preventing military clashes in the West Sea and fixing waters for joint fishing there. They agreed to consult the issue of direct sailing of civilian ships of the north side to the port of Haeju depending on the military confidence building in the West Sea, it noted, and continued: Both sides agreed to adopt and effectuate a tentative agreement on providing a military guarantee for the trial operation of train between the north and the south on May 17 and decided to pursue the discussion in the future on the issue of adopting an agreement on providing military guarantees for the transit on railways and traffic on the roads between the north and the south. They agreed to discuss measures for providing military guarantees for the project to be undertaken for flood control in the River Rimjin and dredging work in the estuary of the River Han. The two sides reiterated the need to strictly observe and implement the military agreements already adopted between the north and the south. Both sides agreed to recommend that the second north-south defence minister-level talks be opened at the earliest possible date depending on the progress made at the general-level military talks.
They decided to open the sixth inter-Korean general-level military talks within July and agree upon the specific schedule through notice in the future.

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