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• Kim Jong Il Participates in Election of Deputies to Local People's Assemblies KCNA 30 Jul 2007 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Sunday visited the Chusang Co-op Farm in Hamju County, South Hamgyong Province to participate in the election of deputies to the provincial, city and county people's assemblies of the DPRK.
• Papers Call for Turning out in Election as One for Stronger Revolutionary Power KCNA 30 Jul 2007 -- The nation goes to polls today to elect deputies to the provincial (municipality directly under central authority), city (district) and county people's assemblies of the DPRK.
• North Korea Weekly (July 23-29, 2007) ROK National Intelligence Service
• Weekly Report on North Korea (July 23, 2007 - July 29, 2007) ROK Ministry of Unification
• Victory in Fatherland Liberation War Observed KCNA 28 Jul 2007 -- Today marks the 54th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War (1953.7.27).
• Second group of IAEA inspectors arrive in N. Korea RIA Novosti 28 Jul 2007 -- Another group of inspectors from UN's nuclear watchdog has arrived in North Korea to observe the second phase of Pyongyang's obligation to wrap up its controversial nuclear program, the Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.
• 6th Inter-Korean General-Level Military Talks Close KCNA 27 Jul 2007 -- The 6th north-south general-level military talks closed Thursday.
• Preserving National Character Essential for Reunification KCNA 27 Jul 2007 -- All the Koreans should preserve national character and, on this basis, achieve a great national unity and the reunification of the country, cherishing the pride of being a nation with a superior character, in response to the demand of the times, urges Rodong Sinmun in an article Thursday.
• War-time Mass Campaigns for Victory in Korean War KCNA 27 Jul 2007 -- The Korean people launched war-time mass campaigns unprecedented in the history during the Fatherland Liberation War, which made a great contribution to bringing earlier the victory in the war.
• North Korea Abandons 'Fruitless' Military Talks With South VOA 26 Jul 2007 -- North Korea has angrily ended the latest round of high-level military talks with South Korea
• All Koreans Called upon to Advance June 15 Era of Reunification KCNA 26 Jul 2007 -- The June 15 era of reunification is the patriotic era in which the Koreans are working hard to achieve the reunification by their concerted efforts after putting an end to the state of confrontation that has lasted for more than half a century
• Inter-Korean General-Level Military Talks Open KCNA 25 Jul 2007 -- The 6th north-south general-level military talks opened in the portion of the south side in Panmunjom Tuesday.
• Rodong Sinmun on Fatherland Liberation War KCNA 25 Jul 2007 -- The victory in the Fatherland Liberation War was a brilliant victory of the Songun idea, leadership and exploits and tradition provided by President Kim Il Sung, states Rodong Sinmun Tuesday.
• S. Korea to complete fuel oil delivery to North July 29 RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2007 -- South Korea is expected to complete a fuel oil shipment to the North on Sunday as part of a six-nation deal to encourage Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament, a Seoul-based news agency said.
• Strengthened People's Power Called for KCNA 24 Jul 2007 -- The people's power of the DPRK serves as a powerful weapon for building a socialist economic power as the work of mobilizing popular masses to socialist construction is being carried out by the people's power under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea.
• Talks Look To Follow Up on Shutdown of North Korean Reactor Washington File 23 Jul 2007 -- Although the six countries involved in negotiations to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons programs did not agree on an overall time frame for the next phase during their recent meetings in Beijing, a senior U.S. diplomat says the parties are looking to get the phase completed by the end of 2007.
• DPRK Delegation Back from Beijing KCNA 23 Jul 2007 -- The DPRK delegation headed by Kim Kye Gwan, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, returned home today after participating in the DPRK-U.S. talks and the meeting of heads of delegations to the six-party talks.
• Rodong Sinmun Calls for Intensified Struggle for Peace against War KCNA 23 Jul 2007 -- It is the urgent demand of the reality for all the world people aspiring after independence and peace to intensify the struggle against the moves of the imperialists for aggression and war.
• North Korea Weekly (July 16-22, 2007) ROK National Intelligence Service
• Weekly Report on North Korea (July 16, 2007 - July 22, 2007) ROK Ministry of Unification
• DPRK-U.S. Talks and Meeting of Heads of Delegations to Six-Party Talks Held KCNA 21 Jul 2007 -- A series of rounds of talks between the DPRK and the U.S. and the meeting of heads of the delegations to the six-party talks were held in Beijing from July 17 to 20.
• All Koreans Urged to Display Strong National Self-Esteem KCNA 21 Jul 2007 -- The strong national self-esteem of the Korean nation serves as a powerful weapon for achieving unity in the June 15 era of reunification in which all Koreans are working hard to put an end to the national division that has lasted for more than half a century and attain national unity and reunification.
• North Korea Requests Light-Water Reactors as Disarmament Reward VOA 21 Jul 2007 -- North Korea's nuclear negotiator says Pyongyang should receive light-water reactors to generate electricity, as a reward for dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
• Progress Cited on Elimination of Korean Nuclear Programs Washington File 20 Jul 2007 -- The chief U.S. envoy to talks aimed at ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons programs said he is "very satisfied" following meetings in Beijing that he described as "the most productive week in the Six-Party process" involving North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
• IAEA to install monitoring equipment at Yongbyon complex RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2007 -- Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog will install monitoring equipment at five North Korean nuclear facilities in the next few weeks as part of an international effort to fold Pyongyang's nuclear program, a Russian diplomat said.
• N. Korea nuclear talks end with commitment, but no deadline RIA Novosti 20 Jul 2007 -- Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament ended Friday without setting a deadline for the next steps in preventing the North from developing nuclear weapons, but participants reaffirmed their commitment to push forward with the process.
• Envoys Proclaim Success, But Defer Deadlines, in Latest N. Korean Talks VOA 20 Jul 2007 -- Negotiators wrapping up this week's session of talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are defending their decision not to set deadlines for future action at this time
• DPRK Foreign Ministry Blasts Abe Group's Racket over "Abduction Issue" KCNA 20 Jul 2007 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK released a memorandum Thursday to warn the international community of the dangerous consequences to be entailed by the Japanese authorities' attempt to abuse the "abduction issue."
• Diplomats Turn to Experts for Next Phase of N. Korea's Nuclear Disarmament VOA 19 Jul 2007 -- Washington's main envoy to Beijing talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program says this week's talks will end without setting a deadline for further action
• Russia, N. Korea to open JV to link railroads RIA Novosti 19 Jul 2007 -- The Russian technology watchdog said Thursday that Russia and North Korea will set up a joint venture to reconstruct a rail link between the Russian border town of Khasan and North Korea's Najin.
• N. Korea says ready to deactivate all nuke facilities - Russia RIA Novosti 19 Jul 2007 -- Russia's envoy to the current negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program in Beijing said Pyongyang promised to declare and deactivate all its nuclear facilities as another step toward complete nuclear disarmament.
• North Korea nuke talks may continue through Friday - sources RIA Novosti 19 Jul 2007 -- Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program could be prolonged for one more day over the need to coordinate the disarmament schedule, sources close to the talks said Thursday.
• China to Propose Schedule for North Korean Nuclear Arms Dismantling VOA 19 Jul 2007 -- Negotiators meeting on North Korean nuclear disarmament in Beijing say so far, so good on implementing the first phase of a landmark February agreement
• Rodong Sinmun on Three Tasks before National Reunification KCNA 19 Jul 2007 -- The tasks of attaching importance to the nation, defending peace and achieving unity serve as a banner of the patriotic struggle for reunification as they are based on the three principles of national reunification, programme common to the nation, which President Kim Il Sung put forward and the north and the south confirmed in the July 4 joint statement, stresses Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article.
• Rodong Sinmun Brands U.S. as Nuclear Criminal KCNA 19 Jul 2007 -- The United States is the very one which gave rise to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula by pursuing a policy of turning south Korea into a nuclear base and maneuvering for a nuclear war against the DPRK, states a Rodong Sinmun analyst Wednesday.
• UN inspectors verify shutdown of DPR Korea nuclear facilities UN News Centre 18 Jul 2007 -- A team of inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has confirmed that five nuclear facilities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been shut down.
• DPRK Delegation Leaves KCNA 18 Jul 2007 -- A delegation of the DPRK led by Kim Kye Gwan, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, left here Tuesday to participate in the DPRK-U.S. talks and talks among heads of delegations to the six-party talks to be held in Beijing
• N.Korea reaffirms nuclear disarmament commitments in Beijing RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2007 -- North Korea reaffirmed its commitment to nuclear disarmament at six-nation talks on its nuclear program, which resumed in Beijing Wednesday, a Russian diplomat said.
• Six states meet over further steps on N.Korea nuclear disarmament RIA Novosti 18 Jul 2007 -- Six nations involved in a long-running dispute with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions convened for two days of talks in China Wednesday to press the Communist state for further denuclearization steps.
• Inter-Korean Military Working Level Talks Resumed KCNA 17 Jul 2007 -- The north-south military working level talks were resumed in Panmunjom on July 16 in the wake of their session on July 10.
• 6 Nations to Negotiate Tough Steps on Dismantling North Korea's Nuclear Programs VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- Negotiators to talks on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions have arrived in Beijing to work out the next steps in the process
• US Chief Negotiator Optimistic After Meetings With North Korea VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- The head U.S. negotiator to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs has expressed optimism after a first day of meetings with North Korean officials in Beijing
• North Korean Reactor Shutdown a "Very Important First Step" Washington File 16 Jul 2007 -- The shutdown of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor and the first delivery of supplies of heavy fuel oil to Pyongyang represent a "very important first step" toward the elimination of nuclear programs from the Korean Peninsula, but quicker progress in the next set of steps outlined in a multilateral agreement is needed, the Bush administration says.
• Analysis: The Path to Pyongyang cfr.org 16 Jul 2007 -- Mistrust pervades Washington's dealings with Pyongyang so thoroughly that any deal, however seemingly straightforward, prompts a double-take
• Full Implementation of February 13 Agreement Depends on U.S. and Japan KCNA 16 Jul 2007 -- Given the fact that the DPRK has fulfilled all its commitments, the full implementation of the February 13 agreement depends on how the other five participating countries of the six-party talks honor their commitments on the principle of "action for action" and on what practical measures the U.S. and Japan, in particular, will take to roll back their hostile policies toward the DPRK
• Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Marked KCNA 16 Jul 2007 -- Rodong Sinmun Sunday dedicates an article to the 21st anniversary of Kim Jong Il's historic work "On Some Problems of Education in the Juche Idea".
• Great Juche Idea, Torch of Independence Era KCNA 16 Jul 2007 -- The Juche idea serves as the guiding idea of the present era, era of independence, for its truth, validity and invincible vitality.
• Secretary-General welcomes shutdown of DPR Korea nuclear reactor UN News Centre 16 Jul 2007 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the verification by experts from the world body's nuclear watchdog that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has closed its Yongbyon reactor.
• US Optimistic After North Korean Reactor Shutdown VOA 16 Jul 2007 -- The United States says it is hopeful the six-party agreement to end North Korea's nuclear program is getting back on track, following confirmation that the communist country's main nuclear reactor has been shut down
• Inspectors Confirm North Korean Reactor Shutdown RFE/RL 16 Jul 2007 -- The UN's nuclear agency says its inspectors have confirmed that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor.
• Russia calls for constructive work at N. Korea nuke talks - envoy RIA Novosti 16 Jul 2007 -- Russia is calling for constructive work at the upcoming round of talks on North Korea's nuclear program, without dramatizing potential difficulties, a senior diplomat said Monday.
• UN Nuclear Agency Confirms North Korea Has Shut Down Reactor VOA 16 Jul 2007 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, says his inspectors have confirmed that North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, a key step in efforts to halt the country's production of nuclear weapons
• Russia welcomes N.Korea nuclear reactor shutdown - official RIA Novosti 15 Jul 2007 -- Russia welcomes the shutdown by North Korea of its nuclear reactor and expects an official confirmation from the UN nuclear watchdog, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said Sunday.
• US Envoy Warns More Work Ahead in Effort to End N. Korea's Nuclear Programs VOA 15 Jul 2007 -- North Korea says it has shut down its main nuclear reactor, more than four years after the facility was re-opened
• North Korea Weekly (July 9-15, 2007) ROK National Intelligence Service
• Weekly Report on North Korea (July 9, 2007 - July 15, 2007) ROK Ministry of Unification
• KPA Proposes Talks between DPRK and U.S. Militaries KCNA 14 Jul 2007 -- The chief of the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army issued the following statement on July 13:
• N. Korea receives fuel oil from Seoul RIA Novosti 14 Jul 2007 -- Pyongyang received Saturday the first 6,200 metric tons of fuel oil from Seoul as part of an international denuclearization deal, the Xinhua news agency said referring to a source in the South Korean Unification Ministry.
• UN Nuclear Inspectors in North Korea to Verify Reactor Shutdown VOA 14 Jul 2007 -- United Nations nuclear inspectors, after years of being banned from North Korea, have arrived in the North to verify the shutdown of Pyongyang's main nuclear facility.
• Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula Is United States' First Priority Washington File 13 Jul 2007 -- The United States hopes to begin talks with North Korea aimed at achieving a peace treaty to the 1950-1953 Korean War before the end of 2007, but a senior U.S. envoy said such an agreement would not be reached until nuclear programs are eliminated from the Korean Peninsula.
• U.S. envoy hopes for disabling of N.Korean reactor by year-end RIA Novosti 13 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. representative at six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament said Friday he hoped the country would disable its Yongbyon nuclear reactor by the end of 2007.
• US Rebuffs North Korean Offer for Military Talks VOA 13 Jul 2007 -- North Korea says it wants to hold military talks with the United States, but Washington says any direct talks would only come after an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program
• South Korea ships first batch of fuel oil to North Korea RIA Novosti 12 Jul 2007 -- South Korea has sent a shipload of fuel oil to North Korea, the Communist nation's precondition to begin shutting down its nuclear reactor under a disarmament deal, the Yonhap agency said Thursday.
• UN Nuclear Chief Expects No Problems Closing North Korean Reactor; Talks Resume Next Week VOA 12 Jul 2007 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says the shutdown of North Korea's main reactor, which will be monitored by inspectors traveling to the country Saturday, should go "smoothly."
• North-South Military Working-Level Talks Held KCNA 12 Jul 2007 -- The north-south military working-level talks were held at the Thongil House in the portion of the north side in Panmunjom on Tuesday.
• Songun Policy Lauded KCNA 12 Jul 2007 -- The Songun policy pursued by the Workers' Party of Korea serves as an all-powerful treasured sword which makes it possible to smoothly settle all the difficult and complicated problems arising in the revolution and construction in the present times.
• DPR Korea: UN nuclear agency experts to embark on mission UN News Centre 11 Jul 2007 -- An inspection team from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the next few days to implement agreements to monitor the shutdown and eventual abandonment of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities.
• UN Nuclear Chief in Seoul; Team to Arrive in N. Korea Within Days VOA 11 Jul 2007 -- The head of the United Nations nuclear agency says an inspection team is to be deployed to North Korea by the end of this week
• N.Korea talks to resume next week - S.Korea's FM RIA Novosti 11 Jul 2007 -- Talks ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program could resume next week with UN monitors flying to the country Saturday to confirm the shutdown of its reactor, South Korea's foreign minister said Wednesday.
• U.S. Imperialists Accused of Abusing Name of UN to Carry out Korean War KCNA 11 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. imperialists abused the name of the UN for perpetrating the last Korean war. This was a political fraud unprecedented in history, says Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a signed article.
• U.S. Chiefly to Blame for Danger of New Cold War and Nuclear War KCNA 11 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. can never conceal its true colors as a chief criminal keen to spark off a new Cold War and a nuclear war, says Rodong Sinmun in a signed commentary Tuesday.
• Rodong Sinmun on Victorious Songun Politics KCNA 11 Jul 2007 -- The Songun politics of the Workers' Party of Korea is powerful one as it surely guarantees the victorious advance of the revolution despite any storm and stress in history and invincible one as it ensures steady victory not only in the confrontation with imperialism but in socialist construction.
• All Koreans Urged to Come out to Honor Kim Il Sung's Instruction on National Reunification KCNA 11 Jul 2007 -- Every member of the Korean nation living in the June 15 era of reunification should turn out in the sacred patriotic struggle to accomplish the cause of independent reunification, bearing in mind the instruction given by President Kim Il Sung for reunification as the motto in his life and struggle and immortal guidelines for the patriotic movement for reunification.
• North Korea Talks to Resume Later This Month VOA 10 Jul 2007 -- Talks to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue are expected to resume later this month as the process of dismantling the country's nuclear facilities moves a step further.
• UN nuclear inspectors to revisit DPR Korea UN News Centre 09 Jul 2007 -- Inspectors from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will return to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to monitor the shutdown and eventual abandonment of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities, it was announced today.
• Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei IAEA 09 Jul 2007
• Accomplishing Kim Il Sung's Cause of Building Rich and Powerful Country Called for KCNA 09 Jul 2007 -- Papers Sunday editorially commemorate the anniversary of demise of President Kim Il Sung, the nation's biggest memorial day.
• Life for People's Happiness KCNA 09 Jul 2007 -- The Korean people are looking back upon the life of President Kim Il Sung who devoted himself for the people's happiness, on the occasion of the his demise anniversary.
• IAEA Approves North Korea Monitoring Mission VOA 09 Jul 2007 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved sending a special mission to monitor the shutdown of North Korea's main nuclear facility.
• North Korea Weekly (July 2-8, 2007) ROK National Intelligence Service
• Weekly Report on North Korea (July 2, 2007 - July 8, 2007) ROK Ministry of Unification
• North Korea Expected to Field New, Higher-Threat Missile Soon AFPS 07 Jul 2007 -- U.S. officials are "deeply concerned" that North Korea is close to fielding a new short-range missile that could ultimately end up on the international arms market, an outgoing senior defense official said here today.
• Spokesman for DPRK Foreign Ministry on Issue of Implementation of February 13 Agreement KCNA 07 Jul 2007 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA Friday as regards the issue of the implementation of the February 13 Agreement
• Rodong Sinmun on Three Principles of National Reunification KCNA 07 Jul 2007 -- President Kim Il Sung had the three principles of independence, peaceful reunification and great national unity enshrined in the July 4 North-South Joint Statement, providing a programme for national reunification common to the whole Korean nation
• Treasured Sword for National Sovereignty and Destiny KCNA 07 Jul 2007 -- The dignity and sovereignty of a nation can be defended only when its army is strong.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON OPERATIONS IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA United Nations 06 Jul 2007
• Seoul to deliver first fuel oil shipment to N. Korea July 12 RIA Novosti 06 Jul 2007 -- South Korea will send the first shipment of fuel oil to North Korea July 12, a Unification Ministry spokesman said Friday.
• N. Korea unlikely to stop nuke reactor before late July - Japan RIA Novosti 06 Jul 2007 -- Following an IAEA senior official's visit to North Korea Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Friday the country's five nuclear facilities were unlikely to be shut down before late July.
• Seoul to send first fuel oil tanker to N. Korea July 14 - agency RIA Novosti 05 Jul 2007 -- South Korea will begin delivering fuel oil to North Korea July 14 now that Pyongyang has pledged to shut down its nuclear reactor, the Unification Ministry said Thursday.
• Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Observed KCNA 05 Jul 2007 -- Japan is now becoming so impertinent as to be unusually fretful over the issue of the DPRK's implementation of the February 13 agreement.
• Rodong Sinmun Slams U.S. Arms Build-up behind Scene of Dialogue KCNA 05 Jul 2007 -- Recently the U.S. was reported to have introduced F-16s and hundreds of air force personnel into south Korea from its airbase in Aviano, Italy under the pretext of "contributing to the stability in the Asia-Pacific."
• Rodong Sinmun on Revolutionary Morality and Sense of Obligation KCNA 05 Jul 2007 -- Kim Jong Il is a peerlessly great man possessed of the morality and sense of obligation at the noblest height as a leader of the revolution, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed article.
• N. Korea to shut reactor when first fuel oil delivered - agency RIA Novosti 05 Jul 2007 -- North Korea is ready to shut down its nuclear reactor once it receives the first shipment of fuel oil to operate its heat and electric power plants, the Yonhap news agency said Thursday, citing a government source.
• New IAEA report outlines plans for monitoring nuclear facility in DPR Korea UN News Centre 04 Jul 2007 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which recently sent a team of experts to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has released a report on its future activities in the country, which has been under United Nations sanctions since last year when it claimed to have conducted a nuclear test.
• Talks between DPRK and Chinese FMs Held KCNA 04 Jul 2007 -- Talks between Pak Ui Chun, DPRK foreign minister, and Yang Jiechi, Chinese foreign minister, were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on July 3.
• DPRK Premier Meets Chinese FM KCNA 04 Jul 2007 -- Kim Yong Il, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, met and had a friendly talk with Yang Jiechi, Chinese foreign minister, and his party who paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Tuesday.
• Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Observed KCNA 04 Jul 2007 -- Rodong Sinmun Tuesday dedicates an article to the 40th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's work "On the Intensification of Ideological Propaganda for a Revolutionary Advance in the Building of the Economy and Strengthening of Our Defences".
• Officials: US Does Not Oppose Early North Korea Oil Aid VOA 03 Jul 2007 -- The United States said Tuesday said it does not oppose the early shipment of energy aid to North Korea before it shuts down its nuclear reactor complex at Yongbyon
• N.Korea uranium rods missing could be for bomb - paper RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2007 -- A Japanese newspaper said Tuesday North Korea may have processed all its 16,000 uranium fuel rods to obtain 25 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium, enough to produce four-five nuclear bombs.
• Six-party talks on N.Korea unlikely in early July - Japan's FM RIA Novosti 03 Jul 2007 -- Japan is doubtful that six-party negotiations on the North Korean nuclear program will go ahead in early July as Washington had hoped, the Japanese foreign minister said Tuesday.
• Chinese Foreign Minister Meets with N. Korea's Kim Jong Il VOA 03 Jul 2007 -- China's foreign minister Yang Jiechi has met with North Korea's secretive leader Kim Jong Il during a visit to Pyongyang to try to revive stalled nuclear negotiations
• Songun Politics, Shield against War: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 03 Jul 2007 -- Songun politics of the DPRK is a patriotic shield which contains the reckless moves for aggression and war of outside forces with a powerful deterrent for self-defense, protects all the fellow countrymen in the north and the south from the holocaust of war and firmly defends peace of the country, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in a signed article.
• WPK Praised as Mother Party KCNA 03 Jul 2007 -- The Workers' Party of Korea has always served the masses of people and its cause is invincible as it has won one victory after another by forming a harmonious whole with the people, Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed article.
• N. Korea successfully tests short-range missile - U.S. RIA Novosti 02 Jul 2007 -- North Korea successfully launched advanced short-range missiles last week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted the commander of U.S. Forces Korea as saying Monday.
• North Korean Missile Tests Spark Rebuke From US General VOA 02 Jul 2007 -- U.S. military officials in South Korea are hopeful that North Korea will fulfill its recent promise to shut down its nuclear facilities
• Aerial Espionage against DPRK Escalated in First Half of Year KCNA 02 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. imperialists and the south Korean forces committed more than 170 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in June, bringing the total number of cases of aerial espionage to more than 1,100 in the first half of the year, according to military sources.
• IAEA Working Delegation Leaves KCNA 02 Jul 2007 -- The working delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency headed by Deputy Director-General Olli Heinonen left here on Saturday.
• Performances Given by Art Groups of Families of KPA Servicemen Prove Successful KCNA 02 Jul 2007 -- The era of Songun witnessed the emergence of the performing art of families of servicemen of the Korean People's Army.
• North Korea Weekly (June 25-July 1, 2007) ROK National Intelligence Service
• Weekly Report on North Korea (June 25, 2007 - July 1, 2007) ROK Ministry of Unification