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Weekly Report on North Korea No. 914 (October 20 to October 26, 2008)

ROK Ministry of Unification

Internal Affairs

• Korea Central News Agency reported on October 20 that ‘an extensive meeting of the all members of the cabinet’ was held.

• The DPRK authority reported that the actual output of the shoe factories affiliated to Shoe Industry Control Department of the Ministry of Light Industry increased by 1.5 times year on year.
• Central Broadcasting Station, October 25, 2008

Inter-Korean Affairs

• In the “declaration of the spokesperson for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland” announced on October 24, North Korea made a strong warning about possible consequences from the results of the 40 th annual Korea-U.S. security consultative meeting and the remarks of the Korean Minister of National Defense.
• Korean Central News Agency, October 24

• North Korea made a strong protest against the distribution of leaflets from South Korea through its media including Democratic Chosun.
• Democratic Chosun (Oct. 21) and Rodong Sinmun(Oct. 25)

Foreign Affairs

• North Korea criticized the fact that the U.S. has sold war reserve ammunition to the ROK. It also released the declaration of the Committee for the Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland criticizing the recent annual Korea-U.S. security consultative meeting.

• North Korea called Japan ‘a spare prick’ in the process of denuclearization, strongly urging the exclusion of Japan from the six-party talks through state-run media including Rodong Sinmun and Democratic Chosun.

• North Korea strongly denied the Japanese media’s reports about the so-called “important announcement.” It also criticized Japan ’s extension of sanctions on North Korea and political suppression of Chongryun, the General Association of North Korean Residents in Japan , calling such movements as hostile policy toward Korea .