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Weekly Report on North Korea No. 997 (May 24 to May 30, 2010)

ROK Ministry of Unification

Internal Affairs

Mass rally to denounce the Korean government’s measures against NK

North Korean held a Pyongyang mass rally (100,000 people) to denounce the Korean government’s measures against North Korea on the Cheonan sinking on May 30th at the Kim Il-sung Square.

Inter-Korean Affairs

North Korean movements regarding the Cheonan sinking

North Korea has criticized that the result of the international joint investigation team was fabricated, in a press conference of spokesperson for the NDC (May 24), statements of the spokespersons for the Committee for the peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (May 25), and the General Staff of the North Korean peoples’ army (May 27). Also, the North threatened to cut all the ties with the Korean government. (Korean Central News Agency, Korean Central Television, Korean Central Broadcasting Station, on May 24~30)

Foreign Affairs

Press conference regarding NPT Review Conference

A spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry held a press conference regarding NPT Review Conference which was being held in the U.S. and insisted that the North had its right to expand and strengthen its nuclear deterrence. (May 24)

NK Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s statement on the Cheonan sinking

A spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding the sinking of Cheonan, insisting that this incident was fabricated by the South and the U.S. The North also persisted that if this case is referred the UNSC the North would consider it a violation of North Korean sovereignty.