| October
1. | - First Vice Foreign Minister
Choe Son Hui of North Korea issues a statement.
- “The
DPRK and the US agreed to have preliminary contact on
October 4, followed by working-level talks on October
5.”
* A spokesperson for the US Department of State,
in a press release on October 1, confirmed that “US and
North Korean officials plan to meet sometime next
week.” |
| October 2. |
- North Korea fires an unidentified
projectile from north of Wonsan, Gangwon Province toward the
East Sea.
|
| October 2. |
- South Korea gives a briefing on
the results of an emergency meeting of the Standing
Committee of the National Security Council.
-
“Regarding North Korea’s firing of a projectile earlier in
the day, the NSC placed weight on the possibility that it
was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test and
decided that the intelligence authorities of South Korea and
the US would conduct a precise analysis of the projectile in
close cooperation.”
- “The NSC members voiced strong
concern over the North’s move, which came just ahead of the
resumption of its working-level talks with the United States
slated for October 5.” |
| October 4. | - The
Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean
Relations, Peace and Prosperity marks its 12th
anniversary.
|
| October 5. |
- Pyeongyang and Washington resume
the working-level talks in Stockholm.
* October 4.
North Korea and the US had preliminary contact in
Stockholm. |
| October 6. |
- A spokesperson for the North
Korean Foreign Ministry issues a statement.
-
“Washington had made no preparations for the talks in Sweden
but sought only to serve its own political aims.”
-
“The fate of the North Korea-US dialogue depends on
Washington’s attitude. North Korea would wait only until the
end of the year for the United States to change
course.” |
| October 15. |
- The two Koreas compete in the Group
H qualifying soccer match for the 2022 Qatar World Cup at
Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyeongyang.
* North Korea
briefly reported that North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0
draw in an Asian zone Group H qualifying soccer match for
the 2022 World Cup. |
| October
20-27. | - The 2019 Asian Youth
& Junior Weightlifting Championships commence on October
20 in Pyeongyang.
|
| October
23. | - North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un gave field guidance at the Mount Geumgang tourist
zone.
- “We must remove South Korean facilities with
an agreement with the relevant units of the south side …
build new, modern service facilities our own way.”
-
“We will always welcome our compatriots from the south if
they want to come to Mount Geumgang.” |
| October 24. | - Foreign
Ministry adviser Kim Kye Gwan of North Korea issues a
statement.
- “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US
President Donald Trump have a close relationship and
continue to have trust in each other.”
- “We hope to
see how wisely the US will pass the end of the year.”
|
| October 25. | - The Mt. Kumgang International Tourism
Bureau of North Korea sends notices to the Ministry of
Unification, which handles issues between the two sides, and
Hyundai Group, whose affiliate Hyundai Asan Corp built
resort facilities, regarding the demolition of South Korean
facilities at the Mount Geumgang resort.
|
| October 27. |
- Chairman of the Korea-Asia Pacific Peace Committee Kim
Yong Chol issues a statement.
- “It would be a mistake
for the United States to ignore a year-end deadline on US
President Donald Trump’s and North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un’s ‘close personal relationship’.” |
| October 28. | - South
Korea proposes the holding of the working-level meeting
regarding tourism to Mount Geumgang.
- The Ministry of
Unification made the proposal to the Korea-Asia Pacific
Peace Committee of North Korea and Hyundai Asan to the Mt.
Kumgang International Tourism Bureau of North Korea.
|
| October 29. | - North Korea proposes having the
discussions on tourism to Mount Geumgang through exchange of
documents.
- The Mt. Kumgang International Tourism
Bureau of North Korea made the proposal to the Ministry of
Unification and Hyundai Asan. |
| October 30. | - North Korean
leader Kim Jong Un sends a condolence letter to South Korean
President Moon Jae-in following the passing of his mother,
Kang Han-ok.
|
| October
31. | - North Korea fires two
short-range projectiles toward the East Sea.
|
| October 31. |
- South Korea gives a briefing on the results of an
emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of the National
Security Council
- “They expressed great concern about
the North’s firing of short-range projectiles earlier in the
day, analyzed the background and intention behind the
North’s launch, and reviewed the overall security conditions
surrounding the Korean Peninsula.”
- “They also
checked the situation surrounding the dormant inter-Korean
tour program to Mount Geumgang and agreed to handle the
issue in accordance with principles associated with the
implementation of summit accords between the leaders of the
two sides and the protection of South Korean firms’ property
rights.” |
