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Weekly Report on North Korea No. 959 (Aug 31 to Sep 6, 2009)

ROK Ministry of Unification

Internal Affairs

• Kim Jong-Il’s public activity - North Korean Media reported Kim Jong-Il’s public activities for three times from August 31 to September 6.
• Report of Nationwide Science and Technology Performance Exhibition – Rodong Sinmun reported on September 1 that Exhibition of Science and Technology performance has been held from August 24 to 31 in the Third Revolution Exhibition Hall.
• Report of socialist and competition trend – Korean Central Television has reported an article from Rodong Sinmun, titled “Competition trend is all across the country” on September 2.

Inter-Korean Affairs

• Chosun Shinbo claimed for “improving inter-Korean relations and U.S.-North relations at the same time” - The newspaper under pro-North Korean residents’ league in Japan reported on September 4 th that it is possible to upgrade inter-Korean relations and U.S.-North relations at the same time. And only then, confrontational structure on the Korean peninsular would break down eventually.

Foreign Affairs

• The North’s claim for successfully making plutonium weapons grade and enriching uranium – The North said that the North Korean UN representative sent a letter to the head of UN Security Council. The letter said that the North reaffirmed its position that it fully oppose UN SCR 1874 and as a response to the resolution, it completed extracting plutonium to weapons grade and succeeded in enriching uranium.