| November 1. | - South and
North Korea agree to completely cease all hostile acts
against each other in every domain, including land, air, and
sea.
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| November 1. | - President Moon Jae-in, in his National
Assembly address to propose a government budget for 2019 and
plans for fiscal operations, says, “This opportunity has
risen like a miracle, and it is an opportunity that should
never be missed…Chairman Kim Jong Un’s reciprocal visit to
Seoul will also likely happen in the near future.”
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| November 2. | - The two Koreas hold sports talks at the
inter-Korean joint liaison office in Gaeseong.
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Delegates: (South) Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports
and Tourism Roh Tae-kang, Director General for Inter-Korean
Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Unification
(MOU) Lee Joo-tae, Deputy Director-General of the Prime
Minister’s Office Song Hye-jin, and head of the
International Headquarters of the Korea Sports Council Park
Cheol-keun. (North) Vice Minister of Physical Culture and
Sports Won Kil U, Secretary General of the DPRK Olympic
Committee Ko Chol Ho, and official of the Committee for the
Peaceful Reunification of the Country Ri Un Chol.
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Joint Press Release: ① Agreeing to jointly participate in
international competitions including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
and first work on the joint participation at the 2019
International Handball Federation (IHF) Men’s Handball World
Championship. ② Delivering the IOC a letter expressing
intent to jointly host the 2032 Summer Olympics and
continuing to discuss necessary matters. ③ Actively
participating in international competitions hosted by the
South or the North and discussing practical matters
concerning sports exchange including the holding of friendly
matches through the inter-Korean joint liaison office.
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| November 4. | - The two Koreas raise yellow flags at the
11 guard posts on each side to be removed on a trial basis
in order to clearly identify and verify the GPs, and begin
the removal process.
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| November 5. | - The South
and the North embark on a survey of the waterways for joint
use of the Han/Imjin River estuary. - A joint survey team is
composed of ten people from each side, including military
officials and waterway experts.
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| November 5. | - The US
Department of State announces that Secretary of State Pompeo
will meet with Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Central
Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea on November 8.
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| November 6. | - A trilateral consultation body to
demilitarize the Joint Security Area in Panmunjeom between
the two Koreas and the UN Command holds the third meeting at
the Freedom House in Panmunjeom.
- Delegates: (South)
A three-member delegation including Army Col. Cho Yong-geun,
director of the North Korea Policy Division at the MND.
(UNC) A three-member delegation including U.S. Army Col.
Burke Hamilton, secretary of the UNC Military Armistice
Commission.
(North) A three-member delegation
including Army Col. Um Chang Nam. - They agreed to establish
joint work regulations within the Joint Security Area and
checked the newly-built guard post. |
| November 7. | - The two
Koreas hold talks on healthcare cooperation at the
inter-Korean joint liaison office in Gaeseong.
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Delegates: (South) Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon
Deok-cheol, Director General for Healthcare Policy of the
Health and Welfare Ministry Kwon Joon-wook, and Director
General for Humanitarian Cooperation of the Ministry of
Unification Kim Byung-dae. (North) Pak Myong Su, director of
the State Sanitary Inspection Board under the Ministry of
Public Health; Pak Tong Chol, vice department director of
the Ministry of Public Health; and Pak Chol Jin, official of
the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the
Country.
- Joint Press Release: ① Establishing
necessary measures including exchange of information,
establishment of a response system, and technical
cooperation for the prevention of the influx and spread of
infectious diseases, and conducting a trial exchange of
information about infectious diseases by the end of the
year. ② Working together for the diagnosis and preventative
treatment of infectious diseases including TB and malaria,
and discussing practical matters through written
correspondence. ③ Discussing and carrying out comprehensive
and mid-and long-term prevention of epidemics and
cooperation projects in various ways. ④ Regularly discussing
matters for joint responses to infectious diseases and the
effective implementation of healthcare cooperation projects
through the inter-Korean joint liaison office.
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| November 7. |
- A spokesperson for the US Department of State, in a
statement, announces the postponement of the high-level
meeting between the US and North Korea.
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| November 7. |
- Regarding the postponement of the high-level talks
between Washington and Pyeongyang, President Trump explains
that the US would set a different date from North Korea,
adding that the next North Korea-US summit may be held early
next year.
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| November 10. |
- The two Koreas complete the trial
withdrawal of weapons, equipment, and troops from guard
posts in the DMZ.
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| November
11-12. | - The ROK government
delivers 200 tons of tangerines to North Korea in return for
a gift of pine mushrooms.
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| November 12. | - The
inter-Korean joint road survey team holds the second meeting
at the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Gaeseong.
- Delegates: (South) A five-member delegation including
Director General of Roads at the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, and Transport Baek Seung-geun. (North) An
eight-member delegation including Director General of the
Ministry of Land and Environmental Protection Kim Ki
Chol.
- Discussing a joint road survey for the
connection and modernization of cross-border roads.
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| November 12. | - A trilateral consultation body on
surveillance equipment between the two Koreas and the UN
Command holds a meeting at the Freedom House in
Panmunjeom.
- Delegates: (South) Army Col. Nam
Seung-hyun. (North) Army Senior Lieutenant Lim Tong Chol.
(UNC) Army Lt. Col. Sean Morrow.
- Discussing the
adjustment of surveillance equipment and ways to share
information to stand guard on the other party’s side and to
guarantee free passage of visitors in and out, and after the
meeting, conducting an on-site survey of surveillance
equipment within the Joint Security Area (November
12-13). |
| November 14. |
- President Moon Jae-in, in a summit
with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
says, “(I will) consider the invitation of North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un to the special summit between South Korea
and ASEAN next year.”
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| November 14. | - The leaders
of the ROK and Russia hold a summit in Singapore.
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President Moon asked Russia to play an active role so that
North Korea can take denuclearization measures boldly, and
Russian President Putin said that if progress is made in
denuclearization of North Korea, corresponding measures
should follow. |
| November
14-17. | - The International
Convention for Peace and Prosperity in the Asia-Pacific is
held in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
- It is hosted by
Gyeonggi Province and the Asia Pacific Exchange Association
and is attended by Ri Jong Hyok, vice chairman of North
Korea’s Asia-Pacific Peace Committee. |
| November 15. |
- President Moon meets with US Vice President Mike Pence
in Singapore.
- They shared the view that inter-Korean
relations, denuclearization, and North Korea-US dialogue
should make progress through a virtuous cycle, and to this
end, both sides should continue to work closely
together. |
| November 15-18. |
- A convention of overseas Korean
business people for peace and progress on the Korean
Peninsula is held in Pyeongyang.
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| November 15. | - The UN
Third Committee adopts a resolution condemning North Korea’s
ongoing human rights violations.
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| November 16. | - The two
Koreas hold a working-level meeting on aviation cooperation
at the inter-Korean joint liaison office in Gaeseong.
- Delegates: (South) A five-member delegation including Son
Myoung-soo, Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation of the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. (North) A
five-member delegation including Ri Yong Son, Deputy
Director General of the General Administration of Civil
Aviation.
- Discussing the cross-border connection of
international service lines on the East Sea and the West
Sea. |
| November 16. |
- The ROK Minister of Unification
meets with US Secretary of State Pompeo at the State
Department building.
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| November 16. | - North Korea
expels an American detained in the North (reported by
KCNA).
- US Secretary of State Pompeo released a
statement “expressing gratitude for cooperation in the
release of an American citizen.” |
| November 17. | - The leaders
of the ROK and China hold a summit in Papua New
Guinea.
- The two leaders shared the view that the
time is almost ripe to address the issues of the Korean
Peninsula and agreed to work closely together for the
success of the North Korea-US summit. |
| November 18-19. | - The
two Koreas hold an event marking the 20th anniversary of
tourism to Mt. Geumgang on Mt. Geumgang.
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| November 19. | - The
US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) imposes sanctions on a South African national
for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions.
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| November 20. |
- The ROK-US working group on North Korea holds the first
meeting in Washington.
- It was chaired by Special
Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security
Affairs Lee Do-hoon and US Special Representative for North
Korea Stephen Biegun.
- Discussing complete
denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean
Peninsula, the implementation of UN Security Council
resolutions, and overall issues related to North Korea
including the North Korean nuclear issue and inter-Korean
cooperation. |
| November 20. |
- North Korea destroys the ten
guard posts scheduled for the trial removal by high
explosives.
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| November 23. |
- The two Koreas hold a
working-level meeting on communications at the inter-Korean
joint liaison office in Gaeseong.
- Delegates: (South)
A five-member delegation including Jung Chang-rim, (acting)
Director General for Communications Policy of the Ministry
of Science and ICT. (North) A five-member delegation
including Ri Yong Min, a senior official in charge of
communications affairs.
- Discussing ways to replace
copper cables with fiber optic cables. |
| November 24. | - The
UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea
approves sanctions exemption for the on-site survey of
railways in North Korea.
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| November 26. | - The
Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribes traditional Korean
wrestling, Ssirum/Ssireum, of the two Koreas as Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.
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| November 27-30. |
- North Korean Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Kim
Il Kuk visits Japan to participate in the General Assembly
of the Association of National Olympic Committees
(ANOC).
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| November 29. |
- The ROK government delivers
chemicals to prevent pine wilt disease to the North and
conducts joint control in Gaeseong.
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| November 29. | - The ROK
government provides North Korea with goods for the
maintenance of military communications lines in the Seohae
(West Sea) area. o November 29-December 2. North Korean
Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho visits Vietnam.
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| November 30-December 5. | - The two Koreas conduct an on-site survey
of the Gyeongui Railway.
- A total of 28 people from
the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, and Transport, and the Korea Railroad
Corporation participated in the survey of about 400km
between Gaeseong and Sinuiju. |
| November 30. | - The two
Koreas complete the removal of landmines in the areas where
a joint excavation of remains will be conducted.
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| November 30. |
- The South and the North complete the destruction of the
guard posts scheduled for trial withdrawal.
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| November 30. | - The
leaders of the ROK and the US hold a summit in Buenos
Aires.
- The two leaders shared the view that it is
important to maintain the current sanctions before North
Korea achieves complete denuclearization and that North
Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s visit to Seoul will renew the
momentum of the joint efforts to establish peace on the
Korean Peninsula. |
