July 4 South–North Joint Statement

The signatories of the statement were Lee Hu-rak and Kim Yong-ju, who represented the delegations from the south and north, respectively.

North Korean Vice Premier Pak Song-chol, acting on behalf of Kim Yong-ju, later visited Seoul and held further talks with Lee Hu-rak from May 29 to June 1, 1972.

They comprised the following points; 1) First, national reunification should be achieved independently without reliance on outside forces and free from their interference.

2) Secondly, great national unity should be promoted by transcending the differences in ideas, deals and systems.

The declared goals of the statement were "to remove the misunderstandings and mistrust, and mitigate heightened tensions ... between the South and North", and "to expedite unification".