There were a number of unilateral and bilateral declarations limiting privateering between 1785 and 1823.

He added that the bilateral declaration that he signed last month with Mr. Kim in Pyongyang stipulates that "North Korea should follow international law and clear up suspicions" about nuclear weapons programs.

Before the bilateral declaration in 2000, KBS Radio 1 used to deliver certain programmes (merged with then KBS Radio Social Education) which condemned the North Korean regime at midnight.