Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ROK "To Immediately Exercise Right of Self Defense"
The full English text of ROK President Lee Myung-bak’s remarks is available here. In a nationally televised address on the March 2010 sinking of ROK naval corvette Cheonan, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak declared his […]
New NK Diplorep to Iran
Yonhap reports that the DPRK has appointed Jo In Chol as its new ambassador to its close ally Iran. Jo In Chol was recently the country’s ambassador to Thailand and the Phillipines. SPA President Kim […]
Kim Jong Un's Princes' Education
Vanity Fair‘s website offers a short essay on Kim Jong Un’s alma mater. KJU’s few years studying in Switzerland have been the subject of previous media reports. This particular vignette is a weekly online column […]
NK Denied Role in Cheonan to China
Yonhap reports that the DPRK denied any role in the Cheonan. Kim Jong Il did not seem to make the denial himself, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Xinsen told ROK legislators that “other channels conveyed Pyongyang’s stance.” […]
Did KJI Make Hasty Retreat from Beijing?
JoongAng citing an anonymous source reports that Kim Jong Il departed Beijing ahead of schedule after being informed China would only assist the DPRK in the boundaries of UN sanctions. Earlier reports said KJI left […]
KJI China Visit: The Canonical Version
Kim Ji-hyun writes in Korea Herald that Chinese officials have briefed their South Korean counterparts about KJI’s recently completed trip to China: “The Chinese side explained in sincerity the background of Chairman Kim’s visit, what […]
KJI Leaves China for NK
Kim Jong Il and his entourage, to paraphrase Bob Seger, got out of Beijing. KBS reports that “security tightened around Beijing Station and along railroads leading out of the Chinese capital.” Citing an anonymous source, […]
