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Weekly Report on North Korea No. 918 (November 17 to November 23, 2008)

ROK Ministry of Unification

Internal Affairs

• Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development announced on November 18 that it would sign a loan agreement with North Korea , which is valued at $21.7 million.
• Voice of America , November 19

• The DPRK reported that it completed the construction of Gobo Youth Power Station in Gobo-ri, Uiwon-gun in Jagang-do and held its opening ceremony on November 18.
• Central Broadcasting Station, November 19

• Libraries in the provinces across North Korea started providing free information service aided by modernized information facilities, followed by libraries in cities and villages which have made vigorous preparation efforts to provide information service.
• Korean Central News Agency, November 20

• In 2008, North Korea produced 28 exemplary agitators of the military-first era, who add up to 180 of them.
• Central Broadcasting Station, November 20

• The DPRK recently emphasized the achievements of Three Revolutionary Red Flag Movement and promoted this movement, emphasizing economic construction and better lives of the people.
• Central Broadcasting Station, November 23, 25/ Rodong Sinmun, November 18

Inter-Korean Affairs

• In a statement issued on November 22, the spokesperson for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland criticized the comments made by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak who said that the ultimate goal was reunification of the Korean peninsula under a free and democratic system.
• Korea Central News Agency, November 12

Foreign Affairs

• North Korea criticized Japan for its distortion of the history, movement for outward domination and efforts for militarization of outer space.

• The DPRK criticized the U.S. for its movement to modernize its nuclear arsenal and claim to resume its nuclear test. The North also criticized the U.S.-South Korea Joint Landing Exercise.