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North Korea Weekly (August 24 - 30, 2009)

ROK National Intelligence Service

[Inside North Korea]

o Kim Jong-il visited the May 11 Refinery on August 25, Wonsan Saltern on August 28, and Muncheon Middle School on August 29. On August 24, North Korea held a central reporting rally marking the 49th anniversary of the advent of Kim Jong-il’s military-first guidance.

[Inter-Korean Issues]

o On August 29, Tongil Sinbo, a North Korean weekly propagandized that a North Korean condolence delegation’s visit to South Korea on August 21 – 23 and the delegates’ meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak constituted a breakthrough in inter-Korean relations.



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