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to the Pyongyang Joint Declaration, the
Agreement on the Implementation of
the Historic Panmunjom Declaration in
the Military Domain (Comprehensive
Military Agreement ("CMA")) was
adopted, thereby agreeing on the
practical measures to ease military
tensions and reduce the risk of war Signing of the CMA (September 2018)
between the two Koreas.
Such development in inter-Korean relations led to the improvement of US-North
Korea relations and progress in the denuclearization issue, resulting in two US-North
Korea summits.
The US and North Korea held their first summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018,
agreeing to the establishment of a new US-North Korea relationship, complete
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and establishment of a peace regime.
Nonetheless, the failure to reach an agreement between the two countries at the
second summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam (February 27-28, 2019) caused a deadlock in
relations not only between the US and North Korea but also between the two Koreas.

Despite this stalemate, the ROK government, as a party directly involved in the issue,
continues to communicate and cooperate closely with the international community,
including the US, to maintain the promotion of the "Korean Peninsula peace process"
with the support of the international community. In particular, "the meeting among
the leaders of the two Koreas and the US" was held for the first time in history in
Panmunjom on June 30, 2019 as a result of the ROK government’s dedicated efforts Chapter 8
to break the deadlock in dialogue between the US and North Korea. As seen through
such efforts, the ROK government continues to make various efforts to improve both
"inter-Korean relations" and "US–North Korea relations and the denuclearization
issue" in a manner tantamount to a virtuous cycle.

Signing and Article 2 of the Panmunjom Declaration agreed
Implementing the CMA upon by the leaders of the two Koreas stipulates
"ceasing all hostile acts", "transforming the DMZ
into a peace zone", and "turning the area of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the
West Sea into a maritime peace zone" as effective measures to reduce military
tensions and eliminate the risk of war.
In order to implement Article 2 of the Panmunjom Declaration, the military
authorities of the ROK and North Korea coordinated on a draft for a comprehensive

Chapter 8. Military Support for the Settlement of Peace on the Korean Peninsula