| June 2-4. | Sung
Kim, US Special Representative for North Korea, visited
Korea. |
| June 2 (Local) |
US State Department presented the “2021
Religious Freedom Report” and designated North Korea as a
“Country of Particular Concern”. |
|
June 5. | (09:07-09:43) North
Korea fired 8 ballistic missiles from several simultaneously
[NSC
Standing Committee Meeting (June 5)]
o It was agreed
that North Korea fired ballistic missiles from several areas
in various ways as a way of test on the security attitude in
the early term of the new Presidential administration and
challenging the new administration. Moreover, the Committee
strongly blamed the attempt as an event to raise tension on
the Korean Peninsula and an infringement of the UN Mandate.
o President Yoon Suk Yeol of the ROK pointed out that
North Korea made provocative activities by firing missiles
every ninth day this year. President Yoon requested to
ceaselessly strengthen the Korea-US alliance to extend
deterrence and the combined defense status, including Korea-US
missile defense drills to maintain definite readiness
conditions at all times.
o“Participants urged the North
Korean regime to realize that they could get nothing from
threats using missiles and nuclear weapons and to start
conversation and cooperation as soon as possible.” |
| June 6 . | VIP, Memorial Address (Inter-Korean relations)
for Memorial Day
“Threats by North Korea using missiles
and nuclear weapons have been advancing even at this moment.
North Korea filed several ballistic missiles yesterday. The
missiles and nuclear weapons of North Korea are threatening
peace in Northeast Asia and the World, as well as the Korean
Peninsula. The Government will take resolute and strict measures
against any provocations by North Korea. The Government will
secure more fundamental and practical security competency by
inhibiting the threads of North Korea using missiles and nuclear
weapons. There isn’t an inch of that will not be given in
protecting the life and property of the Korean people.” |
| June 7. | Fighters for a Free North Korea insisted that
they flew 20 balloons (masks, drugs, etc.) to North Korea (June
5). |
| June 7-8. | Wendy Sherman, US Deputy Secretary of State,
visited Korea. |
| June 8
(Local) | UN General Assembly held
a meeting related to the veto by China and Russia on the
Resolution against North Korea |
|
June 8-10. | Fifth extended
plenary meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the DPRK
(central control/labor)
“The Supreme Leader redeclared
the principles of power-to-power and head-to-head confrontation
of the Communist Party, emphasizing that the right of
self-defense was for the protection of national rights and the
DPRK will never yield to protect national sovereignty. The
Supreme Leader presented the combative tasks to be enforced by
military force and the national defense sector in the
DPRK.”
“The conclusion declared the principles to be
maintained and strategic directions in struggles against enemies
and global businesses.” |
| June
12. | (08:07-11:03) North Korea
fired Multiple Rocket Launcher.
[National
Security Check Meeting held in Office of National Security
(June 12)]
o “We are concerned that North Korea keeps
improving a variety of armory systems directly threatening the
national security of South Korea. The Meeting reaffirmed the
position of the Government to deliberately and strictly cope
with the provocations by continuously checking the
situation.” |
| June 12-15
(Local) | Foreign Affairs Minister
Park Jin visited the US and met with the Foreign Affairs
Minister of the US. |
| June
16. | It was reported that Kim
Jung-un, the Supreme Leader, sent drugs related to the acute
intestinal communicable disease to Haeju (labor/central control)
“Due to the breakout of an acute intestinal communicable
disease in Haeju”, “Kim Jung-un, the Supreme Leader, asked the
City Party Committee to identify the generations suffering from
the disease and to quickly deliver the drugs to those that they
would be of any good.” |
| June
17 (local) . | VIP talked with
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
on the phone (an official in the Executive Office of the
President)
“If there is no decisive and united action at
the UN Security Council level, it can be misunderstood that we
accept the development of missiles and nuclear weapons by North
Korea.”
“Behaviors by North Korea related to provocation
using missiles or nuclear weapon very seriously threaten the
peace in the international society and the Korean peninsula.”
“We delivered our will to provide drugs, including
vaccines to North Korea, but North Korea hasn’t responded up to
now.” “I expect close communication between the Government and
UN Secretariat observing the COVID-19 status in North
Korea.” |
| June 21-23. |
North Korea held the third extended plenary
meeting of the eighth Central Military Commission of the DPRK
(labor/central control)
“It was determined to add
critical military action plans to the foremost troops for
operational missions. The reorganization of the military
organization was ratified for the deliberation and approval on
the critical issues for military security to expand and
strengthen the war deterrence capability of the country.” |
| June 21. | Unification Minister Kwon Youngse reinforced
the will to talk with Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon (press
meeting)
“As the Unification Minister, I am willing to
talk with Ri Son-gwon, the foreign minister of the DPRK, in any
form at any place and time.” |
|
June 28. | Ministry of
Unification stated opinions on preventing flood damage in the
frontier districts.
“As a fundamental action to prevent
the residents’ life and property from being damaged in frontier
districts under the circumstances of potential flood damages in
the rainy season, the Ministry of Unification requests that
North Korea notifies the South of reservoir release in North
Korea in advance in accordance with the Inter-Korea agreement.”
“In consideration of the unstable communication link
between South and North Korea and the urgency of the issue, the
Ministry of Unification publicly requests North Korea to notify
in advance and will deliver an official written notice to North
Korea when the communication line is restored in the future.”
[Opinions
of Ministry of Unification (June 28)]
o The
communication line between the Office of Inter-Korean Joint
Liaison was restored at 16:00 today, and communication was
officially performed.
At the same time, the Ministry of
Unification delivered the will to send the official written
notice related to preventing flood damage in frontier
districts in the rainy season to North Korea. North Korea
didn’t clarify its position on receiving the official written
notice, and the call was terminated.
o Meanwhile, the
relevant matters were orally notified to North Korea when
closing the military communication line in West Sea Zone at
16:00 today.
As a fundamental action to prevent the
residents’ life and property from being damaged in frontier
districts under the circumstances of any potential flood
damages during the rainy season, the Ministry of Unification
requests that North Korea notifies the South of planned
reservoir releases, if any. |
| June 29-30. | VIP
joined NATO Summit and had Korea-US-Japan Summit (June 29)
(Madrid)
“Three leaders in the summit agreed on the
necessity of cooperation among Korea, US, and Japan sharing the
basic values, including liberal democracy, human rights, and
constitutionalism in the process to cope with urgent local and
global issues.”
“The leaders of three countries
recognized that the continuing development of nuclear weapons
and missiles by North Korea is a serious threat in East Asia and
international society as well as the Korean peninsula.
Furthermore, the leaders agreed with close discussion on the
approach to strengthen the national security and cooperation
level among the three countries to cope with nuclear weapons and
missiles of North Korea and to strengthen the extended
deterrence commitment of the US.”
“In particular,
President Yoon emphasized the nuclear issue of North Korea as a
joint task for three countries to urgently deal with. Moreover,
President Yoon requested close cooperation among three countries
to induce North Korea to return to the dialogue table and take
strict and decisive measures against the provocations by North
Korea in accordance with the principles.” |
| June 30. | Written
resolution in 327th Inter-Korea Exchange and Cooperation
Promotion Council
Deliberation and resolution of the
agendas △｢Financial support using the Inter-Korean Cooperation
Fund for the implementation of the DMZ Peace and Unification
Culture Space (DMZ Platform) in 2022｣ and △｢Extension of North
Korea Nutrition and Health Cooperation Policy Project
Period｣ |
| June 30. | An official of the Ministry of Unification
stated disappointment on the floodgate opening of Hwanggang Dam
in North Korea without notice (briefing by Ministry of
Unification)
“While the Ministry of Unification requested
North Korea to notify in advance when opening the floodgate on
Jun. 28, the Ministry of Unification identified that the
floodgate of Hwanggang Dam was opened as heavy rain continued in
North Korea. The Ministry of Unification was very disappointed
that North Korea didn’t give any notices to South Korea and
didn’t respond to our request related to the opening of
floodgates.”
“The Government keeps observing heavy rain
and dam discharges in the North Korea region through close
cooperation among relevant authorities and puts every endeavor
to prevent any damages to the people’s safety and property by
making sure of the management of our waters.” |
