ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, ðə kˈaʊnsəlz ʌv sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːəz ɡˈæŋwʌn ænd dʒjˈoʊŋɡi pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, wˌɪtʃ bˈoːɹdɚ ðə dˌiːˌɛmzˈiː, sˈaɪnd ˈeɪ “pˈiːs wˈɜːkɪŋ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt” æt dˈoːɹæsən stˈeɪʃən ɪn pˈɑːdʒuː, ɡˈɪvɪŋ lˈoʊkəl ɐpɹˈuːvəl tə ðə dʒˈɔɪnt jˌuːɾɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən zˈoʊn.
On November 5, 2018, the councils of South Korea's Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces, which border the DMZ, signed a “peace working agreement” at Dorasan Station in Paju, giving local approval to the Joint Utilization Zone.