1. The Japanese reactionaries have already adopted and effectuated a variety of laws including the "law on cooperation in UN peace–keeping activities," the "law on overseas troop dispatch," the "law on emergency in surrounding areas" and the "law on special measures against terrorism," thus legalizing Japan‘s participation in military actions including the use of force overseas.

2. The south side, while recognizing that these proposals serve as ways of settling issues, arbitrarily asserted that the "northern boundary" was defined as "non–aggression sea boundary" in the North–South Basic Agreement and its Annex on Non–Aggression which were adopted and effectuated in the 1''0s.

3. The head of the DPRK delegation to the 24th general assembly of the organization said this in his speech made on Nov. 22 One of the important issues pending solution in the maritime field is to ensure coordination and impartiality in the way of implementing the standard of the organization, he noted, and went on: If the regulations of the maritime law to be newly adopted and effectuated are to be effectively implemented it is necessary to steadily narrow down the disparity among its member countries in the level of their development and capacity to implement them and to this end it is necessary to rejuvenate the organization‘s aid projects for creating the technological capability of the developing countries.