evidence: The status of Dokdo remained controversial after the Peace Treaty was signed in September 1951. Five months later, on 18 January 1952, Korean President Syngman Rhee issued a presidential proclamation that created the "Peace Line," a territorial boundary averaging 60 miles off the coast of Korea, which explicitly identified Dokdo as a Korean territory. Japan protested this Peace Line and declared that it did not recognize Korea’s claim to Dokdo. [...] According to the Japanese view of the negotiations, the general language that remained in the agreement covering all disputes, which says that they are to be resolved "through arbitration in accordance with the procedure agreeable to both countries," preserves their position on Dokdo. But Korea has rejected the idea that Dokdo is covered by this side agreement, referring to this notion as "a far-fetched construction of the instruments," with Korean Foreign Minister Lee Dong-won stating that "since Takeshima/Tokdo was not an object of dispute, it could not be covered by the exchange document." Korea’s position has always been that Dokdo is inherent Korean territory, and thus that the island cannot be viewed as an issue either in the treaty or before the ICJ. [...] Concerning boundary agreements, South Korea expressed its concerns regarding North Korea’s boundary treaties with China and Russia and is contending that, after reunification, the Unified Korea should discuss the boundary issues of Baekdusan (Mt. Baekdu) with China. Similarly, South Korea proposes a discourse regarding the Gando Convention with Russia on the issue of Noktundo.