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Weekly Report on North Korea No. 937 (March 30 to April 5)

ROK Ministry of Unification

Internal Affairs

From March 30 to April 5, there had been only one media report on the public appearance of Kim Jong-il who made an on-site guidance at Pyongyang Grand Theatre.

The DPRK reported the achievements of waterway repair in rural areas across the country.
- Korean Central News Agency, March 23, March 25 and March 31

Namheung Youth Chemical Complex publicized that it has made great achievements in its production of consumer goods.
- Central Broadcasting Station, April 1

The DPRK has repeated emphasizing its confidence in joining the queue of prosperous and great countries, claiming “definite victory.”
- Rodong Sinmun, March 30 to 31, April 2

Inter-Korean Affairs

The Spokesperson for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland made a threat on March 30 that, if the ROK government fully participates in the Proliferation Security Initiative, it would regard it as a declaration of war and there would be strong response from the North.
- Korean Central News Agency, March 30

The Spokesperson for the DPRK Football Association released a statement that demands the ROK government to take responsibility for ‘its confrontational anti-DPRK maneuver’ and to extend an apology with regard to the outcome of ROK-DPRK match at the final round of Asian qualifiers for 2010 World Cup Final on April 5.
- Korean Central News Agency, April 5

Foreign Affairs

In an important report of the General Staff, the DPRK repeatedly expressed its strong position on the attempts of Japan, the ROK and the U.S. to shoot down its satellite. After the rocket launch on April 5, the North claimed that it was a successful launch as the satellite went into orbit.

The North expressed after the rocket launch that it could export its rocket technology or use it for military use, uttering that the rocket launch is the signal of becoming a prosperous and great country.

The DPRK criticized that the U.S. is the country with the worst human rights condition as evidenced in the great numbers of arms-related crimes in the U.S. It also criticized the U.S.’s establishment of missile defense system as the showcase of supremacism policy.

North Korea claimed that Japan’s attempt to shoot down its rocket was out of the calculation that pursues political and military advantage. It also criticized The Diplomatic Blue Book 2009 by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a shameful conduct in order to expand its military power to other countries.