| Jan 1,
2010 | - North Korea publishes its
New Year's joint editorial.
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| Jan 4 | - President Lee
makes his New Year's address. - The Minister of Unification
makes his New Year's address.
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| Jan 11 | - North Korea's
Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposes talks on a peace treaty
to the parties to the Armistice Agreement.
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| Jan 15 | - North
Korea's National Defense Commission spokesperson issues a
statement denouncing the South's completion of a contingency
plan for emergency situations in the North.
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| Jan 19-20 |
- Representatives from the North and the South meet to
assess the joint inspection tours to foreign industrial
complexes.
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| Jan 24 |
- The [North] Korean People's Army
General Staff spokesperson issues a statement denouncing the
ROK Minister of National Defense for announcing a
"provocative" military action plan on January 23,
and threatens to open counter-attacks if the South does not
cease gun and aerial artillery firing exercises.
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