Joint Declaration
of the Denuclearization
of the Korean Peninsula
Signed January 20, 1992
Entered into force February 19, 1992
The South and the North,
Desiring to eliminate the danger of nuclear war through denuclearization of
the Korean peninsula, and thus to create an environment and conditions favorable
for peace and peaceful unification of our country and contribute to peace
and security in Asia and the world,
Declare as follows;
1. The South and the North shall not test, manufacture, produce, receive,
possess, store, deploy or use nuclear weapons.
2. The South and the North shall use nuclear energy solely for peaceful purposes.
3. The South and the North shall not possess nuclear reprocessing and uranium
enrichment facilities.
4. The South and the North, in order to verify the denuclearization of the
Korean peninsula, shall conduct inspection of the objects selected by the
other side and agreed upon between the two sides, in accordance with procedures
and methods to be determined by the South-North Joint Nuclear Control Commission.
5. The South and the North, in order to implement this joint declaration,
shall establish and operate a South-North joint Nuclear Control Commission
within one (1) month of the effectuation of this joint declaration.
6. This Joint Declaration shall enter into force as of the day the two sides
exchange appropriate instruments following the completion of their respective
procedures for bringing it into effect.
Signed on January 20, 1992
Chung Won-shik
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea;
Chief delegate of the South delegation to the South-North High-Level Talks
Yon Hyong-muk
Premier of the Administration Council of the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea;
Head of the North delegation to the South-North High-Level Talks