| May 31 (Local) | IMO
Maritime Safety Committee adopted first-ever resolution
condemning North Korea’s missile launches (London) |
| June 1 | Kim
Yo Jong, the vice department director of the Central Committee
of the WPK, asserts North Korea’s right to launch satellite and
implies another launch (June 1, KCNA) |
| June 1 | Kim Sun
Kyung, vice minister of Foreign Ministry, denounced the PSI
Maritime Interdiction Exercises (June 1, KCNA) |
| June 2 | UNSC
held an open briefing on North Korea’s satellite launch (New
York)
･ Countries such as the U.S., South Korea, Japan,
the UK, and France requested a meeting but it ended without
results due to opposition from China and Russia |
| June 2 | Jo Chol
Su, director general of the International Organization
Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, slammed the
statement by UN Secretary-General that condemned the North’s
military reconnaissance satellite (June 2, KCNA) |
| June 2 | South
Korea and the U.S. issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory
･ The South Korean government imposed independent sanctions on
“Kimsuky” (June 2) |
| June 2
| Presidium of the Supreme People’s
Assembly held the 26th plenary meeting of the 14th Central
Committee of the WPK (June 3, Rodong/KCNA) |
| June 4 | Kim Yo
Jong, the vice department director of the Central Committee of
the WPK, denounced the UNSC for holding an open briefing on
North Korea’s reconnaissance satellite launch (June 4,
KCNA) |
| June 4 | Kim Myong-chol, a North Korean critic of
international studies, denounced the IMO for adopting a
resolution condemning North Korea’s missile launches and hinted
the North may not offer the IMO any advanced notices for future
launches (June 4, KCNA) |
| June
5 to 23 | The Red Flag exercise,
a multilateral air drill (Alaska) |
| June 7 | The Yoon
administration released a National Security Strategy in Korean
and English |
| June 8 |
The spokesperson for the Maritime
Administration of the DPRK denounced the resolution condemning
North Korea’s missile tests by the IMO (KCNA) |
| June 8 | Japanese Prime Minister pledged to set up
senior-level negotiations to realize an early summit with North
Korea (Japan House of Councillors’ Committee on Financial
Affairs) |
| June 9 | Unification Ministry demanded an answer from
North Korea on returning body of North Korean man (Briefing by
deputy spokesperson) |
| June
12 | Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un
sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir
Putin on the occasion of Russia Day (June 12) (Rodong/KCNA) |
| June 14 | The South Korean government filed damages suit
against North Korea, seeking 44.7 billion won as compensation
for demolishing the Inter-Korean Joint Liaison Office |
| June 15 | Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un sent a
congratulatory message and flower basket to President Xi Jinping
on his 70th birthday (Rodong/KCNA) |
| June 15 | President
Yoon supervised the ROK-U.S. Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise
(Pocheon, Gyeonggi)
･ “True peace is when we defend our
national security with our own strength, not a fake peace that
relies on the enemy’s good-will.” |
| June 15 | A
statement by a spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of North
Korea warning against the ROK-U.S. Combined Joint Live-Fire
Exercise (KCNA) |
| June 15
| North Korea fired two SRBMs toward the
East from Sunan, Pyeongyang
< Top Nuclear Envoys of South Korea, the U.S., and
Japan (June 15) >
o “North Korea’s missile launch is a
clear violation of numerous UN Security Council resolutions and
a threat to the peace and security of the region and the entire
international community.”
< Joint Statement by South Korea, the U.S., and Japan
Security Advisors (June 15) >
o “We denounce North
Korea’s missile launch and our cooperation will stay unshaken
despite the provocations by the North.” “The U.S. reaffirms
unequivocally its ironclad security commitments to the ROK and
Japan.” |
| June 15 (Local)
| The U.S. Treasury Department imposed
sanctions (2 individuals) against North Korea related to the
regime’s illicit procurement networks
･ Choe Chol Min and
Choe Un Jong of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) of
North Korea |
| June 15 |
The U.S. Department of State released the
2023 Trafficking in Persons Report and rated North Korea as the
worst trafficking country for 21 consecutive years |
| June 16 to 18 | The 8th enlarged plenary meeting of the WPK
(June 19, Rodong/KCNA) |
| June
19 | U.S. Secretary of State
visited China (Beijing)
･ U.S. Secretary of State said
(during a press briefing held in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing),
“We spoke about North Korea’s increasingly reckless actions and
rhetoric. China is in a unique position to press the North to
engage in dialogue and to end its dangerous behavior.” |
| June 19 (Local) | ICAO adopted a decision condemning North Korea
for its missile launches during its 229th session
(Montreal) |
| June 20 (Local)
| Joint statement from South Korea and
France (Paris)
･ (From the briefing on North Korea) “The
Presidents strongly condemned North Korea’s repeated
provocations in direct violation of UN Security Council
resolutions and agreed on the need for a strong international
response to the North’s unlawful activity.”
･ “Explained
about the Korean governments efforts, including the publication
of the first Annual Report on the Status of Human Rights in
North Korea.” “President Macron emphasized that he ‘firmly
supports the efforts of the Korean government and will cooperate
to promote human rights in North Korea.’” |
| June 20 | U.S.
President extended declaration of national emergency with regard
to North Korea (Washington, D.C.)
･ For 16 consecutive
years since 2008 |
| June 21
| The U.S. Department of Justice launched
a new cyber unit dedicated to North Korea |
| June 21 | Prime
Minister of Japan mentioned that he will do his best to solve
the abduction issue in North Korea and set up senior-level
negotiations with North Korea (during a press briefing held
after the adjournment of the Parliament’s regular session) |
| June 21 | Chairperson of the National Human Rights
Commission of Korea issued a statement urging China to stop the
repatriation of North Korean defectors |
| June 23 (Local) | Joint statement from South Korea-Vietnam
(Hanoi)
･ (Regarding North Korea) “As North Korea’s
nuclear missiles are the most pressing security threat in the
region, South Korea and Vietnam will strengthen cooperation at
both the ASEAN and bilateral levels.” “Vietnam is ready to
contribute to the denuclearization of the Korean
Peninsula.” |
| June 23 (Local)
| Joint statement from the U.S. and India
(Washington, D.C.)
･ (Regarding North Korea) “We condemn
North Korea’s ballistic missile launches, which violate relevant
UN Security Council resolutions and pose a grave threat to
international peace and security. We urge the North to comply
with its obligations under these resolutions and engage in
substantive dialogue.” |
| June
24 | Remarks by Director General of
the Department of US Affairs of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry
condemning U.S. Secretary of State calling on China to use its
influence on North Korea (KCNA) |
|
June 26 | Statement from U.S.
President on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
･ (Regarding North Korea) “ In North Korea, there are
widespread credible reports of torture and other forms of cruel,
inhumane, and degrading punishment by the government, including
in political prison camps, and against women specifically, such
as ***ual violence, forced abortion, and forced
sterilization.” |
| June 27
| North Korea’s permanent mission to
UNESCO expressed opposition to the U.S. rejoining UNESCO
(KCNA) |
| June 27 | IFRC spokesperson for East Asia region said,
“North Korea has not established a flood emergency response plan
this year” |
| June 28 |
The government imposed sanctions against 2
individuals and 2 organizations over their involvement in
illegal financial transactions to North Korea
･ △
(Individuals) Choi Chon Gon (founder of Hanne Ulaan and Epsilon)
and So Myong (joint investment partner of Epsilon) △
(Organization) Hanne Ulaan (Mongolia) and Epsilon (Russia) |
