In 1992, during the 1992 Sixth UNCSGN, the South Korean government, in their first time participating in UNCSGN, requested that the name of the sea be determined through consultation, which the North Korean representative concurred with.
在1992年第六届UNCSGN上，韩国政府第一次参与UNCSGN，要求朝鲜代表同意通过协商来确定海的名字。