Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Party Conference a Coronation?
The 3rd Party Conference (which may begin on 6 September) is one event that will facilitate the leadership system which will eventually replace Kim Jong Il at the power center. It is not clear to […]
Pak Ui Chun Departs Myanmar
DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun has departed from Myanmar (Burma) for Indonesia. Pak met with Myanmar’s foreign minister, U Nyan Win, on Friday in Myanmar’s administrative capital city of Naypidaw on Friday (30 July). […]
Pak Ui Chun Arrives in Myanmar
DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrived in Myanmar (Burma) on Thursday (29 July), and toured the Shwedagon Pagoda. This was the first visit by a DPRK Foreign Minister since the countries severed diplomatic relations […]
ARF Defers to UNSC on Cheonan While the Battle of the Beancounters Begins
The ASEAN Regional Forum has drafted a statement that conveys “deep concerns” over the sinking of the Cheonan, and calls for the resumption of the Six Party Talks. The statement essentially defers to the UNSC […]
DPRK Foreign Minister Departs for ASEAN Regional Forum
DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun arrived in Beijing, making his way to Hanoi to attend ASEAN’s regional forum on Friday (23 July). KCNA announced Pak’s departure and his itinerary: A DPRK delegation headed by […]
NK Claims Readiness to Return to 6 Party Talks
Now that the UNSC has acted on the Cheonan, and neither annoyed the North Koreans nor gotten Sin Son Ho fired from his New York diplorep posting, the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced […]
No UNSC Movement on Cheonan
With China’s position unchanged, and the Russian investigation being finalized this week, the United Nations Security Council has yet to reach a decision about penalizing the DPRK for its role in the sinking of the […]
