Major events in Inter-Korean Relations
| Date |
Events |
| Nov
3 | - North Korea declares it has
completed the reprocessing of 8,000 spent fuel rods in late
August.
|
| Nov 5 | - The U.S.- EU Summit announces a joint
statement calling on the North to meet its obligations under
the September 19 Joint Statement and commit to irreversible
and verifiable denuclearization.
|
| Nov 9 | - U.S. President
Barack Obama expresses support for the Grand Bargain
proposed by President Lee Myung-bak.
|
| Nov 10 | - A North Korean
patrol boat crosses the NLL into the West Sea near Daecheong
Island and engages in a battle with ROK Navy vessels.
- The supreme command of the North Korean military claims
the naval clash in the West Sea is an "armed
provocation by the South" and urges the South to
apologize and take measures to prevent its recurrence.
|
| Nov 12 | - North Korea's Rodong Sinmun and Minju
Joson publish commentaries threatening that the South would
face "consequences" of the November 10 Battle of
Daecheong.
|
| Nov 19 |
- The ROK and U.S. president have a
joint press conference after a bilateral in Seoul.
|
| Nov 25 | - Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie
meets with Chairman Kim Jong Il.
- North Korea's
Asia-Pacific Peace Committee spokesperson asserts that the
South is responsible for the suspension of the Mt. Geumgang
tourism project.
|
| Nov 27 |
- President Lee Myung-bak says he
is flexible on the venue for any future inter-Korean
summit.
|
