Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State media clarifies Ri Son Gwon Status
DPRK state media has identified Ri Son Gwon (Ri So’n-kwon) as a Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee Director. During a 9 January banquet hosted for the student performing arts troupe representing Ch’ongryo’n (Chosen […]
Guesstimating NK Troop Presence in Eastern Europe
According to the US Government, North Korea has about 12,000 personnel deployed to Russia. Using the few, scant accurate details about the Korean People’s Army (KPA) deployment we might attain a general sense of the […]
Ri Son Gwon Comes Out for Ch’ongryo’n Photo-op
Kim Jong Un (KJU; Kim Cho’ng-u’n) came out to the Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee Office Building complex on 2 January for three commemorative photo-ops, the last of which was with student performers […]
KJU Hosts Dinner for Navy Day (updated 30 August)
Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; KJU) hosted a banquet with Korean People’s Army [KPA] Navy command and political command staff on 27 August (Saturday). The event appeared to have taken place on the premises of […]
Memorial Events Held to Mark Death of Marshal Hyon Chol Hae
DPRK elites marked the one-year anniversary of the death of KPA Marshal Hyon Chol Hae (Hyo’n Ch’o’l-hae) on 19 May (Friday). Kim Jong Un (Kim Cho’ng-u’n; KJU) and Minister of National Defense Gen. Kang Sun […]
FM Issues Statement on human rights critique ahead of joint exercises
The DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on 13 March (Monday) ahead of the kick-off of US-ROK joint exercises, Freedom Shield and Warrior Shield. The Foreign Ministry said: The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK […]
Kim Yo Jong Issues Communique
Kim Yo Jong (Kim Yo’-cho’ng), top aide in Kim Jong Un’s Personal Secretariat [KJUPS], member of the DPRK State Affairs Commission [SAC], and deputy director of the Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Propaganda and Agitation […]
