| Dec.
1. | - NK held the 5th Political
Bureau Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee (Rodong
Sinmun‧Korean Central News Agency)
|
| Dec. 1. | - The 46th
ROK-Military Committee Meeting (MCM) in Seoul
|
| Dec. 2. |
- The 53rd ROK-US Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) in
Seoul
･ Main contents of the Joint Statement: △ To
continue to cooperate and deal with North Korea's nuclear
and ballistic missile programs as a common goal △ To
emphasize the importance of efforts to resume diplomacy and
dialogue △ To approve the New Strategy Planning Guidance △
To continue to maintain the current level of USFK forces △To
closely consult on the implementation of joint training in
the first and second half of 2022 △ To agree to implement
the FOC evaluation of the Future Combined Forces Command
related to the transition of Wartime Operational Control in
2022 |
| Dec. 2. | - High-level consultations between Korea
and China in Tianjin, China
|
Dec. 6.
(Local time) |
- The US officialized the diplomatic boycott of the
Beijing Winter Olympics (Press briefing by White House
Spokeswoman)
･ “The Biden administration will not send
any diplomatic or official delegations to the Beijing
Olympic and Paralympic Games given China's continued
genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, as well as
other human rights violations.”
･ “The Biden
Administration will not send diplomatic and official
delegations to the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic
Games.” |
Dec. 6.
(Local
time) | - UN General Assembly
adopted the three resolutions related to North Korea’s
nuclear and missile programs (VOA)
･ The approved
resolutions are △‘Joint courses of action and
future-oriented dialogue towards a world without nuclear
weapons’ △‘accelerating the implementation of nuclear
disarmament commitments towards a nuclear-weapon-free
world,’ and △‘a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
(CTBC)’ |
| Dec. 7 to 8. |
- The Virtual Seoul UN Peacekeeping
Ministerial Meeting
･ Congratulatory Message from
President Moon Jae-in: “Korea most desperately craves peace.
The Korean people and Government have so far been working
hard for denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean
Peninsula by building upon unwavering support from the
international community,” and “An end-of-war declaration is
the first step toward peace and denuclearization on the
Korean Peninsula. I hope that the international community
will work together so that we can create a new order of
reconciliation and cooperation and achieve peace on the
Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia and the world through
an end-of-war declaration.” |
Dec. 7.
(Local time) |
- Thirty-five US GOP House lawmakers sent a joint letter
against the declaration of the end of the war to the White
House National Security Advisor (VOA)
･ Led by Rep.
Young Kim (CA), Michelle Steel (CA), Michael McCaul (TX),
Chris Smith (NJ), Steve Chabot (OH), etc. |
Dec. 9.
(Local time) | - Thirty-four US lawmakers have signed a
letter in support of the "Peace on the Korean Peninsula
Act" including the end-of-war declaration (VOA)
･ “An official end to the state of war between North Korea,
South Korea, and the United States is not a concession to
North Korea but a vital step towards peace.”
･
Introduced by Congressman Brad Sherman in May and signed by
△Thirty-three Democrats and one Republican (Andy Biggs,
AZ) |
Dec. 10.
(Local
time) | - The Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury
added human rights-related sanctions against North Korea
(press release)
･ “On Dec. 10th, International Human
Rights Day, OFAC designated North Korea-related 10 entities
and 15 individuals connected to human rights abuses and
oppression in various countries around the world as targets
of economic sanctions.”
･ △Korean April 26 Children’s
Film Studio (SEK Studio) △Central Public Prosecutor’s Office
△Ri Yong Gil, the former Minister of Social Security
|
Dec. 11 to 12.
(Local time) |
- G7 Foreign and Development
Ministers’ Meeting in Liverpool, UK
･A statement by
Chair of the G7 FDMM and the UK’s Secretary of State for
Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs: “We renewed
our call on North Korea to refrain from provocative actions
and to engage in a diplomatic process with the explicit goal
of ‘complete, verifiable, and irreversible abandonment
(CVIA)’ of all of North Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs in
accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. We welcomed
the readiness of the US to continue its efforts in that
regard and remain committed to providing support. We urge
North Korea to respect human rights for all and to resolve
the abductions issue immediately.” |
Dec. 15.
(Local time) | - The UNSC had a closed-door consultation
on human rights situations in North Korea under Any Other
Business (AOB)
･ The joint statement from seven
countries was issued, “The people of North Korea are
systematically denied their fundamental freedoms by one of
the most repressive and totalitarian regimes in the world,”
“The regime’s egregious human rights violations, much like
its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs, are
destabilizing to international peace and security, and must
be prioritized within the Council,” and “While we are glad
the Security Council discussed this important topic today,
we believe it is worthy of a briefing in an open
session.” |
| Dec. 16. |
- The Rural Development Administration
has announced that North Korea's food crop production was
4.69 million tons in 2021.
･ Seven % increase over the
previous year |
Dec.
16.
(Local time) | - The UN
General Assembly adopted a resolution on North Korean human
rights
･ Kim Seong, North Korean Ambassador to the
United Nations, said, “It is not only an unacceptable
strategic provocation against North Korea but also a serious
violation of our sovereignty. The human rights issues
contained in the resolution do not exist in our
country.” |
Dec. 16.
(Local
time) | - U.S. Department of State
designated North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in
'Country Reports on Terrorism 2020'
|
| Dec. 17. | - North Korea
marked the 10th Anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s Death
|
| Dec. 23. | - South Korean Vice Foreign Minister and
his Chinese counterpart held the virtual session of the
Strategic Dialogue
|
| Dec.
23. | - COVAX allocated an
additional 1.29 million doses of AZ vaccine to North
Korea
|
| Dec. 24. | - The Ministry of Unification pre-approved
24 inter-Korean exchange and cooperation projects planned to
be promoted by 10 local governments
|
| Dec. 27 to 31. | - NK
held the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th WPK Central
Committee (Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Rodong Sinmun‧Korean Central
News Agency)
･ “The conclusion set forth principled
issues and a series of tactical orientations, all of which
should be maintained by the sectors of the South-North
relations and external affairs to cope with the rapidly
changing international political situation and the
circumstances in the surroundings.” |
