| April
7. | - The ROK Ministry of
Unification designates Gangwon Province as operator of aid
programs for North Korea.
|
| April 7. | - The Gangwon
Governor and the Gangwon Provincial Assembly chairperson
send the government a proposal for completion of railway
construction between Gangneung and Jejin on the Donghae
Bukbu Line as soon as possible.
|
| April 11. | - North Korea
holds a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central
Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).
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| April 12. |
- North Korea holds the third session of the 14th Supreme
People’s Assembly (SPA).
･ Adoption of the law of the
DPRK on recycling, the law of the DPRK on tele-education,
and the law of the DPRK on providing good living conditions
for discharged officers; the work of the Cabinet of the DPRK
for Juche 108 (2019) and its tasks for Juche 109 (2020); the
budget settlement for Juche 108 (2019) and the state budget
for Juche 109 (2020); and organizational matters.
|
| April 14. |
- North Korea fires multiple short-range cruise missiles
from Muncheon, Gangwon Province into the East Sea (mentioned
by the joint chiefs of staff).
･ “Our military
maintains a staunch defense posture while closely watching
North Korea’s ongoing military maneuvers. At the moment, the
ROK and US intelligence agencies are rigorously analyzing
the relevant matters.” |
| April
18. | - The ROK President speaks
by phone to U.S. President Trump.
･ “President Moon
spoke highly of President Trump’s active engagement in North
Korea issues to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.
President Trump replied that it is something he wants to do
and that he will continue to make efforts in that regard.
The two leaders reaffirmed the principle of providing
humanitarian assistance to North Korea for combating
COVID-19.” (In a written briefing by a spokesperson for the
Blue House) |
| April 18. |
- US President Trump says, “I
recently received a nice note from Kim Jung Un. It was a
nice note. I think we’re doing fine.” (in a coronavirus task
force briefing)
|
| April
19. | - North Korea’s Foreign
Ministry press chief issues a statement.
･ “The US
media reported on the US President’s mention on April 18
that he received a nice note from our supreme leader.”
･ “He could have been referring to personal letters
that had been exchanged in the past, we are not sure. But no
letter was addressed recently to the US president by the
supreme leadership of the DPRK.” |
| April 20. | - The ROK
Ministry of Unification issues a press release regarding the
publication of the 2020 White Paper on Korean
Unification.
|
| April 23. |
- The government holds the 313th
session of the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation
Promotion Council.
･ Resolved to acknowledge railway
connection between Gangneung and Jejin on the Donghae Bukbu
Line as an inter-Korean exchange and cooperation project,
and decided to proceed with the railway connection
project. |
| April 24. |
- The ROK Ministry of Unification
issues a press release regarding the establishment of the
2020 Implementation Plan for Development of Inter-Korean
Relations.
|
| April 27. |
- South Korea marks the second
anniversary of the Panmunjeom Declaration.
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| April 27. |
- President Moon Jae-in makes opening remarks at a meeting
with his senior secretaries
･ “Even within the actual
constraints, we should continue to find everything that is
doable and unceasingly carry them out no matter how small.”
･ “We will set out to find the most realistic and
practical way for inter-Korean cooperation. The COVID-19
crisis may offer a new opportunity for the two Koreas to
work together.”
･ “COVID-19 is awakening a spirit of
solidarity and cooperation. The underlying spirit of the
Panmunjeom Declaration is also solidarity and cooperation.
These are the fundamental values of the post-COVID-19 era as
well. I hope that both Koreas will speed up the efforts to
overcome COVID-19 and implement the Panmunjeom Declaration
together in order to blaze a new trail in the post-COVID-19
era and build a mutually beneficial Korean Peninsula of
peace and prosperity.” |
| April
27. | - On the occasion of the
second anniversary of the Panmunjeom Declaration, the ROK
holds the ceremony celebrating the decision on railway
connection on the Donghae Bukbu Line. (at Jejin Station in
Goseong, Gangwon Province)
･ The Minister of
Unification, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on
Northern Economic Cooperation, and the Gangwon Governor
participated in the ceremony. |
