Weekly Report on North Korea (July 23, 2007 - July 29, 2007)
ROK Ministry of Unification
Internal Affairs
- According to the reports by the Central Broadcasting Station on July 23 and 24, Pyongyang Broadcasting Services on July 24, International Potato Science Seminar was held in Pyongyang from July 23 to 24.
- On the occasion of 54 th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement, diverse commemorative events such as celebration performance and speech contest were held.
Inter-Korean Affairs
- Through the reports by the Central Broadcasting Station and Pyongyang Broadcasting Services, North Korea criticized the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
- According to the reports by the Central Broadcasting Station on July 24 and 26, the 6 th Inter-Korean General-level Military Talks was completed at the South area of Panmunjom .
Foreign Affairs
- Through the memorandum of Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 19 and Joint Statement by Korean Lawyer Committee, Korean Attorney Association, Korean Democratic Lawyers Association, and Korean Lawyer Society on July 28, North Korea condemned Japan for raising the abduction problem and putting restraint on Chongryun.
- On the occasion of the 100 th anniversary of Jeongmi Treaty on July 24, North Korea criticized Japan through memorandum of Historical Society.
- Through a comment in the Rodong Daily, North Korea criticized the U.S. for resuming production of new triggering device for nuclear warhead in Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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