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During his visit to Russia that began on July 26, National Defense Commission Chairman Kim
Jong Il held talks with Russian President Putin on August 4 and unveiled the DPRK-Russia
Moscow Declaration. |
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On August 3, te KCNA reported, "The nation has been hit by heavy rains that have lasted for
the past three to five days. The accumulated precipitation for Pyongyang in the Kangwon
Province was 661 millimeters, Baechon County in South Hwanghae Province 662.4
millimeters, South Hwanghae coastal areas 555 millimeters, and Kaeseong City 495
millimeters." |
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Regarding International Issues
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In the July 31 issue of the Rodong Sinmun, the new U.S. Administration was denounced
for "bellowing about the missile threat we present, and is now even discussing our
conventional weapons." It argued that it is "an attempt to deflect attention from South
Korean people's demands for the pull-out of U.S. forces, and is a disguise for its scheme
for domination of the Korean peninsula." |
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Following the accidental collision of a Japanese and North Korean vessel on July 14,
North Korea argued, "The Japanese authorities must identify the status of the missing
persons, notify the results to the bereaved families, and take responsible actions to
alleviate damages." |
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Regarding Inter-Korean Issues
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On August 1, Yang Hyong Seop, Vice Predient of the People's Supreme Assembly
Presidium gave a speech at the Pyongyang Briefing Conference marking the 10th
anniversary of the publication of Kim Il Sung's work titled, "Towards Great National Unity."
In his speech, he propagandized, "All Koreans should launch a massive struggle to
completely wipe away anti-unification forces from the peninsula and achieve independent
reunification." |
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Major Developments in North Korea (July 30-August 5, 2001)
