Weekly on North Korea (November 10-November 16, 2006)

ROK Ministry of Unification

Internal Affairs

• North Korea won the Asian Youth Football Championship, held in India on November 12, reported the Central Broadcasting Station on November 13. At the finals the North Korea beat Japan 6-4.

• The Central Broadcasting Station reported on November 13 that Chairman Kim Jeong-il delivered on-the-spot guidance at Ryongsong Machine Complex and Heungnam Fertilizer Complex.

• The ceremony for the completion of Wonsan Stock Farm was held on November 12, reported the Central Broadcasting Station on November 13.

• According to the report by the Central Broadcasting Station on November 14, Chairman Kim Jeong-il gave on-the-spot guidance at the Hamhung University of Chemical Industry on November 14.

• Chairman Kim Jeong-il gave on-the-spot guidance at the Hungbong Youth Power Station, reported the Central Broadcasting Station on November 15.

• The Central Broadcasting Station and the Pyongyang Broadcasting Services reported on November 16 that Chairman Kim Jeong-il gave on-the-spot guidance at Kuchang Power Station and the Kwangpo duck farm.

Inter-Korean Affairs

• The spokesperson of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland released a statement to criticize the remarks by a lawmaker of the South Korean opposition party regarding the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, reported the Pyongyang Broadcasting Services on November 15.

• Through the statement by the spokesperson of the Korean National Peace Committee, North Korea criticized the South Korean development of the newest arms, reported the Central Broadcasting Station on November 15.

Foreign Affairs

• According to the report by the Central Broadcasting Station on November 17, Choi Tae-bok, the chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly gave an address at the 7 th General Assembly of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace, held in Iran on November 13.