| Jan 1,
2009 | - North Korea announces the
2009 New Year's joint editorial.
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| Jan 2 | - President Lee
delivers his New Year's address to the nation.
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| Jan 13 |
- The North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs
spokesperson announces North Korea's position on the nuclear
issue, maintaining that improvement in relations between
North Korea and the United States is important prior to
denuclearization.
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| Jan
15-19 | - A fact-finding mission
led by Hwang Joon-kook, Director General of the North Korean
Nuclear Affairs Bureau, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, visits North Korea to discuss how to deal with fresh
fuel rods stored at the nuclear complex in Yongbyon.
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| Jan 17 | - The [North] Korean People's Army General
Staff spokesperson issues a statement criticizing the ROK
President and declaring an all-out confrontational
posture.
- The North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs
spokesperson holds a press conference with the Korean
Central News Agency and maintains that the North cannot give
up its nuclear weapons as long as a nuclear threat from the
United States exists.
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| Jan
30 | - The North Korean Committee
for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland issues a
statement that the North would annul all inter-Korean
agreements on political and military confrontation and
abandon provisions in the South-North Basic Agreement
pertained to the inter-Korean maritime border in the West
Sea.
- The ROK Ministry of Unification spokesperson
issues a commentary saying that inter-Korean agreements
cannot be unilaterally annulled by one party. Spokesperson
calls for dialogue and cooperation between the two
Koreas.
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