【Internal Affairs】
On December 9 and 12-13, the North
Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un climbed Paektusan Mountain;
provided field guidance at various facilities in Samjiyon County; and
participated in the 8th Conference of Munitions
Industry.
On December 9 and 15, the North Korean media
reported that Premier Pak Pong Ju gave field guidance at the Namhung
Youth Chemical Complex, the Posan Iron Works, the Pyongyang Essential
Oil Factory (December 9); the Sunchon Cement Complex, the Songyong
Paint Factory; and the Ryugyong Kimchi Factory (December
15).
On December 12-13, the North Korean media reported
that the 8th Conference of Munitions Industry was held at the April 25
House of Culture on December 11-12.
On December 15, the
North Korean media reported that North Korea propagated achievements
of institutions in nanotechnology.
【Inter-Korean
Affairs】
On December 15, the North Korean media reported that a
spokesperson for the Consultative Council for National Reconciliation,
in a Q&A session with KCNA reporters, condemned the ROK government
for announcing additional unilateral sanctions (December 10).
【Foreign Affairs】
On December 9 and 14, the North
Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, in a Q&A session with KCNA reporters, blasted the US’s
recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the US’s remarks
on a “naval blockade” against North Korea.
On December 9,
the North Korean media reported that the Institute of Human Rights at
the Academy of Social Sciences, in a white paper, emphasized that the
DPRK is a bastion of human rights on the occasion of Human Rights Day
(December 10) and denounced the US and the international community for
imposing sanctions on the North.
On December 14, the North
Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, in a statement, blasted the UN Security Council for calling a
ministerial meeting on non-proliferation and North
Korea.
On December 15, the North Korean media reported
that the director of the Disarmament and Peace Institute of the DPRK
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, condemned the US, South
Korea, and Japan for holding the US-led missile-tracking exercises
(December 11-12).