July 2004 South Korea Special Weapons News |
- Overview of Inter-Korean Exchanges & Cooperation for Jul 2004 ROK Ministry of Unification
- Institutional Improvement Measures for Providing Settlement Support to North Korean Defectors ROK Ministry of Unification 30 Jul 2004 [MS Word]
- U.S. Troop Relocation Shows Strength of U.S.-Korea Alliance Washington File 28 Jul 2004 -- Government representatives from the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) hailed recent agreements to relocate U.S. troops in South Korea as proof the alliance between the two countries is working well.
- KOREA REFUGEES VOA 27 Jul 2004 -- North Korea is making its way to the South this week, with a few hundred already having arrived in Seoul. The defections were made possible through quiet diplomacy.
- SOUTH KOREA MILITARY VOA 27 Jul 2004 -- South Korea's Defense Minister has offered to resign, following the leak of sensitive information about a naval clash with North Korea a few weeks ago. It appears the Ministry misrepresented key facts surrounding that skirmish.
- KOREA/ REFUGEES VOA 23 Jul 2004 -- More than 400 North Korean refugees are expected to arrive in South Korea next week. Officials at Seoul's Unification Ministry say the North Koreans traveled from their impoverished homeland to China, and from there to an unnamed Asian country.
- NORTH KOREA RELATIONS VOA 20 Jul 2004 -- Japan's government says talks on opening diplomatic relations with North Korea may begin in the coming months. This comes as the Japanese prime minister prepares to meet with South Korea's president, and as a leading U.S. arms control diplomat is in Seoul to discuss strategy on dealing with the communist North.
- 10th Reunion of Separated Families and Relatives Closes KCNA 17 Jul 2004 -- The 10th reunion of separated families and relatives that started at Mt. Kumgang resort on July 11 closed Friday. Those from the north had reunions with their kin from the south from July 14 in the wake of the reunion of other group of separated families and relatives with them.
- Major Developments in North Korea’s Nuclear Issue Since 2002 ROK Ministry of Unification 15 Jul 2004
- Overland Transportation of Rice Assistance to North Korea ROK Ministry of Unification 13 Jul 2004 -- The government reported on July 6 to the National Assembly its plan for providing 400,000 tons of rice assistance on a loan basis which was agreed during the 9th Round of Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee held on June 5, 2004.
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Victims of the Train Explosion in Ryongchon ROK Ministry of Unification 13 Jul 2004
- Progress in the Pursuit of Peaceful Resolution of North Korean Nuclear Issue ROK Ministry of Unification 13 Jul 2004
- Inter-Korean Relations: Current Status and Pro7spects ROK Ministry of Unification 12 Jul 2004 [PDF]
- SOUTH KOREA RICE VOA 09 Jul 2004 -- U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice has discussed efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs during a meeting with the South Korean president in Seoul. Her visit follows a stop in Beijing, where Chinese leaders stressed their concerns about the U.S. relationship with Taiwan.
- Inter-Korean Confrontation, Mistrust Coming to End KCNA 07 Jul 2004 -- The north and the south of Korea have totally stopped their hostile propaganda activities in all the areas along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and completed the first-stage withdrawal of all the propaganda means.
- Inter-Korean Contact Made KCNA 07 Jul 2004 -- A contact between the heads of the delegations of the north and the south to the inter-Korean military working talks was made in Kaesong Monday.
- Moscow, Seoul Agree Close Cooperation On North Korea RFE/RL 03 Jul 2004 -- Russia and South Korea say they will closely cooperate in talks aimed at defusing the crisis over North Korea's nuclear-weapons development.
