April 2006 - South Korea Special Weapons News |
- Agreement of Joint National Committee Adopted KCNA 29 Apr 2006 -- An agreement of the Joint National Committee for the Implementation of the June 15 Joint Declaration (June 15 Joint National Committee) was adopted on April 27.
- South Korean Intelligence Says at Least 5 Abductees Alive in North VOA 28 Apr 2006 -- In a closed-door briefing, South Korea's top intelligence official told lawmakers at least five South Korean abductees are known to be alive in North Korea.
- South Korean President Warns Japan Over Island Dispute VOA 25 Apr 2006 -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has accused Japan of clinging to what he called a "dark nostalgia" for its imperial past
- South Side's Delegation to Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Leaves KCNA 25 Apr 2006 -- A south side's delegation with Minister of Unification Ri Jong Sok as its chief delegate left Pyongyang today after participating in the 18th inter-Korean ministerial talks.
- Joint Press Release on 18th Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Published KCNA 25 Apr 2006 -- The 18th north-south ministerial talks were held here from April 21 to 24. At the talks both sides issued a joint press release after discussing practical issues arising in settling fundamental issues related to the political, military and economic relations between the north and the south and agreeing on them.
- Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks Open KCNA 24 Apr 2006 -- The 18th north-south ministerial talks opened here Saturday.
- Last Minute Diplomacy Averts Standoff Between South Korea, Japan VOA 22 Apr 2006 -- Senior envoys from Japan and South Korea have resolved the latest flare-up in a decades-long dispute over islands that both nations claim
- Japan Sends Envoy to South Korea to Discuss Island Dispute VOA 21 Apr 2006 -- A senior Japanese envoy is meeting South Korean officials in Seoul in an attempt to resolve a worsening dispute over an island chain both countries claim
- S. Korea, Japan Explore Diplomatic Exit From Tense Island Dispute VOA 20 Apr 2006 -- South Korea and Japan are working to prevent a diplomatic confrontation over disputed islands from escalating
- South Korea Preparing for 'All Scenarios' in Island Dispute With Japan VOA 19 Apr 2006 -- South Korea is using unusually stern language to warn Japan against conducting a scientific survey near islands that both countries claim as their own
- S. Korea May Give North 'Bold Economic Assistance' in Exchange for Abductees VOA 18 Apr 2006 -- South Korea's top official on dealings with North Korea says Seoul is ready to pay Pyongyang for the return of abductees and prisoners of war.
- S. Korea Warns of 'Stern Measures' to Prevent Japanese Survey of Disputed Islands VOA 17 Apr 2006 -- South Korean authorities are vowing to use all legal measures to stop Japan from carrying out a survey in what they view as South Korean territorial waters
- S. Korean Film Director, Former North Abductee Dies VOA 12 Apr 2006 -- A well-known South Korean film director, who said he spent nine years as a captive of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, has died
- U.S. Schemes to Sell New-type Missiles to S. Korea KCNA 08 Apr 2006 -- The Security Cooperation Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense announced through a congress report that it is pushing forward the sale of 42 new-type air-to-ship Harpoon missiles to south Korea, according to the south Korean KBS.
- Peasants of North and South Meet KCNA 06 Apr 2006 -- A meeting of representatives of peasants' organizations of the north and the south for implementing the June 15 joint declaration was held in Kaesong on April 4.
- S. Korean Warhawks' Moves for Nuclear Armament Flayed KCNA 06 Apr 2006 -- The south Korean warhawks are taking the road of their own nuclear armament, which is a very dangerous development and an unpardonable anti-national act
