본문내용 바로가기 상단메뉴 가기

통일부

메뉴시작
주메뉴 닫기
Search
통합검색
MENU

South-North Relations

Important Events from 2009 to Present

본문영역

2024-03

writer
장수민
created
2024-04-08
hit
487
Date Events

March 1

Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 105th March First Independence Movement Day
・ “The March First Independence Movement will be made complete only upon a unification that brings freedom and abundance to everyone. Now, we must move toward a free, unified Korean Peninsula where the people are its rightful owners. North Korea still continues its totalitarian system and repressive rule and is unable to escape from the worst forms of degradation and poverty. The North Korean regime relies solely on nuclear weapons and missiles while trapping its 26 million citizens in a quagmire of misery and despair. Recently, North Korea labeled the Republic of Korea as its primary foe and invariable principal enemy.”
・ “Unification is not just an issue confined to the Korean Peninsula. The tyranny and human rights abuses of the North Korean regime deny the universal values of humanity. Unification is precisely what is needed to expand the universal values of freedom and human rights. Our unification efforts must become a source of hope and a beacon of light for the people of North Korea. The government will continue extending the helping hand to North Koreans, and our efforts to improve their human rights will never cease. We will continue to provide North Korean defectors with warmhearted support, so they can enjoy freedom and prosperity together with us. Beginning this year, the government designated July 14 as North Korean Defectors’ Day. In light of this designation, I ask all citizens to extend warm compassion and understanding toward North Korean defectors.”
・ “Unification is a challenging task that we cannot accomplish alone. The international community must pool its strength in a responsible manner. A free, unified Republic of Korea will contribute to peace and prosperity not only in Northeast Asia but also in the Indo-Pacific region and the rest of the world. As President of the Republic of Korea, I will do all I can to fulfill this duty that history and the Constitution have given to me.”

March 4 to 14

The ROK-U.S. joint military drills (Freedom Shield)

March 5

Remarks by the spokesperson for the DPRK’s Defense Ministry condemning the ROK-U.S. joint military drills (Rodong/KCNA)

March 6

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un inspected a major operational training base in the western area of the KPA (March 7, Rodong/KCNA)

March 7

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un guided the artillery firing drill of the KPA large combined units (March 8, Rodong/KCNA)

March 13

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un guided a training match between the large combined tankmen’s units of the KPA (March 14, Rodong/KCNA)

March 15

Unification Minister Kim Yung Ho attended the first plenary session of the Unification Future Planning Committee for 2024

March 15

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for the completion and inauguration of the Kangdong General Greenhouse Farm and guided training of airborne units of the KPA (March 16, Rodong/KCNA)

March 16

Remarks by Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, praising Russian President Putin for presenting a private car to Kim Jong Un (KCNA)

< Joint Chiefs of Staff (March 18) >
o “Our military will maintain the capability and readiness to overwhelmingly respond to any provocation under the strong ROK-U.S. joint defense posture.”

March 18

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un inspected a firing drill of artillery units in the western area (March 19, Rodong/KCNA)

March 18

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Putin for his reelection (March 18, KCNA/March 19, Rodong)

March 19

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un guided a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile (March 20, Rodong/KCNA)

March 18 to 20

The 3rd Summit for Democracy (Seoul)

March 20

The Gaeseong Industrial District Foundation held its regular board meeting and passed the dissolution motion

March 20

The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea released its annual report of the Panel of Experts

March 22

President Yoon warned that “North Korea will pay a larger price in the event it carries out a reckless provocation” (West Sea Defense Day ceremony)

March 23

The meeting of the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea (DFRK) decided to formally dissolve the Central Committee of the DFRK (March 24, KCNA)

March 24

The DPRK permanent mission to the UN Office and International Organization in Geneva condemned the EU for submitting a draft resolution (March 20) on North Korean human rights (KCNA)

March 24

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of sympathy to Russian President Putin regarding a terrorist attack in Moscow concert hall (KCNA/Rodong)

March 25

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un inspected the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division of the KPA and a regiment under the direct control of the division (Rodong/KCNA)

March 25

Remarks by Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, regarding possible DPRK-Japan talks (KCNA)

March 25

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida said that “nothing has been decided” for a summit meeting between the DPRK and Japan

March 25

President Yoon met with delegation of U.S. Congressional Study Group on Korea (CSGK) and discussed ROK-U.S. alliance

March 26

Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, made remarks expressing rejection of the DPRK-Japan talks (KCNA)

March 28

The Republic of Korea and the United States imposed joint sanctions against those involved in DPRK IT activities (4 individuals and 2 entities)

March 29

UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea failed to adopt the resolution to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts

< Statement by the Ministry of Unification (March 29) >
o “It is extremely regrettable that the Panel of Experts of the UNSC Sanctions Committee on North Korea has come to an end due to Russia’s exercise of veto. The veto is an act to protect Pyeongyang’s illegal acts by covering the eyes and ears of the international community.”
o “Even if the Panel of Experts disbands, the duty to fulfill the UNSC sanctions resolutions remains unchanged, and Seoul will make every effort to create an environment in which Pyeongyang has no choice but to give up on its wrong path.”

March 29

Remarks by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and a statement by Ri Ryong Nam, DPRK ambassador to China, “The DPRK would reject any talks at any level with Japan” (KCNA)

March 31

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance to the construction site of the Central Cadres Training School of the WPK (Rodong/KCNA)
Previous Post, Next Post list.
Next 2024-04
Previous Posts 2024-02