Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Cheonan Sinking Likely to Postpone 6PT Resumption
The Cheonan has been raised, and the investigation’s preliminary determination is that the sinking of the ROK naval corvette was caused by an external explosion. Chang Jae-soon writes for Yonhap: “Rather than an internal explosion, […]
ROK to Host 2nd Nuclear Security Summit in 2012, While it Asks US to Defer NK Contact
President Barack Obama announced that the ROK will host the second Nuclear Security Summit in 2012 saying it “reflects South Korea’s leadership regionally, and globally.” Lee Myung-bak seems to have had two good days in […]
New MOFA Vice Minister
Kim Song Gi, recently a diplo at the DPRK’s Beijing Embassy, is MOFA’s new vice minister. He was identified in his new position when he appeared at a welcoming event for the new Chinese Ambassador, […]
Kim Jong Il Absent from 12th SPA 2nd Session (revised)
Kim Jong Il did not appear at the 2nd session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly. The 2nd Session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall […]
Kim Jong Il Absent from 12th SPA 2nd Session (revised)
Kim Jong Il did not appear at the 2nd session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly. The 2nd Session of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK was held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall […]
NK Ambassador To Switzerland Appointed
Ri Chol’s replacement as DPRK Ambassador to Switzerland has been appointed. So Se Phyong has been appointed as Ri’s replacement in Berne. Ambassador So was previously the country’s ambassador to Iran, appointed in November 2008. […]
Week Two of KJI China Trip Watch
Won Se-hoon, head of the ROK’s NIS, has a new prediction about KJI going to China: Won Se-hoon, head of the National Intelligence Service, was quoted as telling the parliament’s intelligence committee that Kim could […]
