President Roh Moo-hyun says that calling the Northern Limit Line (NLL) a western sea border between the two Koreas misleads the public.

At a luncheon Thursday with political party chiefs, the president said the NLL is the line that marks the limit of the South Korean Navy's operations, while the Military Demarcation Line was agreed on by the two Koreas.

Mr. Roh said Seoul's basic position is to handle the NLL issue in accordance with the South-North Basic Agreement of 1992.

The maritime border was unilaterally drawn by the U.N. Command in 1953. North Korea is not recognizing the border.

He went on to say that the proposed three- or four-way summit on formally ending the Korean War will depend on progress made under the six-party process, adding that a declaration to end the war will speed up the North's denuclearization.

The president also said North Korea has begun disabling its nuclear program and that the will to realize a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula is clearly stated in the September 19th, 2005 six-party joint declaration.