negotiations, and, on 31 May last, made a new disarmament proposal. This new proposal has been circulated as an official document of the Conference on Disarmament (CD/1007) and can be summarized as follows: First, confidence-building measures between North and South: Limitation of military exercises; conversion of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) along the military demarcation line (MDL) into a zone of peace; measures to prevent accidental conflict. CD/PV.572 6 (Mr, Ri Tcheul, Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Secondly, measures to reduce North-South armed forces: Reduction of respective armed forces to less than 100,000 men in three phases over three to four years; cessation of qualitative improvement of military equipment; informing one another of reductions of armed forces and their verification. Thirdly, measures for withdrawal of foreign armed forces: Conversion of the Korean peninsula into a nuclear-free zone; complete, phased withdrawal of foreign troops. Fourthly, measures to guarantee peace after disarmament: Deployment of a neutral nations' inspection force in the demilitarized zone along the MDL; formation of a North-South joint military committee; adoption of a North-South declaration of non-aggression. Our new disarmament proposal, which is based on the earlier proposals, has some special features. First, it provides realistic means for effectively ensuring peace in the peninsula and settling the problem of peace in a short time. Secondly, it contains much of what has been proposed by the United States and the South Korean authorities, including confidence building. Thirdly, it first seeks to settle the problems between North and South that can be resolved under present conditions, when negotiations have not yet been held between ourselves and the United States, the latter being involved in Korean affairs. We hope to sit down at the same table with the United States to discuss disarmament in Korea. Fourthly, it opens the way to a definitive solution of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a diplomatic document discussing disarmament proposals between North and South Korea, with the aim of achieving peace in the peninsula. It does not mention any economic, environmental, or social issues related to agriculture, industry, transportation, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
International relations, Security