Abstract

Measures to ease tensions and prevent military conflicts adjacent to the Korean Peninsula Northern Limit Line (NLL) are an integral part of the ongoing reconciliatory efforts between the South and the North. Despite controversies over the validity of the NLL, it has served as a de facto maritime demarcation line in the absence of an agreed-upon maritime demarcation line under the Armistice Agreement. North Korea has persistently attempted to invalidate the NLL, while South Korea has supported the status quo of the NLL as a military demarcation line. The South and North have recently created a buffer zone across the NLL in the West Sea amid talks for North Korea’s denuclearization.

摘要

缓解朝鲜半岛北部边界线（NLL）附近紧张局势和防止军事冲突的措施，是南北双方正在进行的和解努力的组成部分。尽管人们对NLL的有效性存有争议，但由于《停战协定》没有商定的海上划界线，它实际上已成为海上划界线。朝鲜一直试图使NLL无效，而韩国则支持将NLL作为军事分界线的现状。在北韩进行无核化的会谈中，南北双方最近在西海的整个北非建立了一个缓冲区。