SEOUL, July 27 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed in principle Wednesday to designate a joint fishery zone in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in an inter-Korean talks ended on Wednesday at the DPRK border town Kaesong.

    At the end of the three-day first inter-Korean working-level fishery talks, South Korean and the DPRK's delegations signed a six-point agreement highlighting their commitment to closer maritime cooperation.

    However, on the joint fishery zone issue, the two sides agreed to let their military authorities to decide the boundary of the zone and when it will be put into effect in future inter-Korean military talks.

    South Korea and the DPRK also decided to make joint efforts to prevent the entry of foreign fishing vessels into their waters, as well as exchange fishery-related technology, according to the agreement.

    In the 15th round of Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks ended in Seoul in late June, the two sides agreed to open fishery talks in July to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field. Enditem