July 1 | The DPRK
fired 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward the East |
July 2 | The DPRK General Missile Bureau claimed it has
successfully conducted a test-fire of a new-type tactical
ballistic missile (July 1) (KCNA) |
July 2 | The 10th
plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK (June 28
to July 1) (Rodong/KCNA/KCBC) |
July 8 | Remarks by Kim Yo
Jong, the vice department director of the Central Committee of
the WPK, on the resumption of live ammunition firing drills in
the areas near the border by the ROK military (Rodong/KCNA) |
July 8 to 9 | A national memorial service took place to
commemorate the 30th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s death
(Rodong/KCNA) |
July 9 |
A delegation of military educationists
(cadres) of the Korean People’s Army departed for Russia
(Rodong/KCNA) |
July 9 to 11
(Local) | NATO Summit (Washington,
D.C., U.S.) ・ NATO Summit Joint Statement (Washington
Summit Declaration) |
July
10 | Premier of the Cabinet Kim Tok
Hun inspected various sectors, including farms in Pyeongannam-do
and a machine tool factory (Rodong/KCNA) |
July 11 (Local) | ROK-U.S. Summit (Washington, D.C., U.S.)
・ Joint Statement by leaders of the Republic of Korea and the
United States on ROK-U.S. Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and
Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula |
July 11 (Local) | NATO-IP4 Summit (Washington, D.C., U.S.)
・ Joint Statement by leaders of the Republic of Korea, New
Zealand, Japan, and Australia |
July 12 | The DPRK hosted a
reception to mark the 63rd anniversary of the conclusion of the
DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual
Assistance (Rodong/KCNA) |
July
13 | Remarks by the spokesperson
for the DPRK’s Foreign Ministry regarding the NATO Summit Joint
Statement (Rodong/KCNA) |
July
13 | Remarks by the spokesperson
for the DPRK’s Defense Ministry regarding the ROK-U.S. Summit
Joint Statement (Rodong/KCNA) |
July 14 | The 1st North Korean
Defectors’ Day |
July 14
| Remarks by Kim Yo Jong, the vice
department director of the Central Committee of the WPK,
regarding anti-Pyeongyang leaflets (KCNA) |
July 15 | Supreme
Leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance for the Samjiyon City
construction project (KCNA) |
July 16 | Supreme Leader Kim
Jong Un gave field guidance for the construction of the Sinpho
City offshore farm (Rodong/KCNA) |
July 16 | Remarks by Kim Yo
Jong, the vice department director of the Central Committee of
the WPK, regarding anti-Pyeongyang leaflets (KCNA) |
July 18 | Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance
for the construction of the Wonsan Kalma coastal tourist area
(Rodong/KCNA) |
July 18 |
The South Korean government sanctioned a
Hong Kong firm and a North Korean vessel for illegal transfer of
North Korean coal |
July 18
| North Korea launched balloons carrying
trash toward South Korea (Eighth Launch) |
July 18 | South
Korea conducted loudspeaker broadcasts against North Korea |
July 19 | Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un received a Russian
military delegation and the vice minister of defense
(Rodong/KCNA) |
July 21 |
North Korea launched balloons carrying
trash toward South Korea (Ninth Launch) |
July 21 | South
Korea conducted full-scale loudspeaker broadcasts against North
Korea |
July 21 | DPRK Olympic Committee delegation left for the
Olympic Games Paris (Rodong) |
July 22 to 23 | A Russian
delegation of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office visited the DPRK
and held talks (Rodong/KCNA) |
July 23 | The DPRK convened a
meeting of the National Emergency Response Committee
(Rodong/KCNA) |
July 23 |
Commentary, “Whether Second Hand of
DPRK-U.S. Confrontation Stops or Not Depends on U.S. Act”
(KCNA) |
July 23 | Belarusian Foreign Minister paid an official
visit to the DPRK (Rodong/KCNA) |
July 24 | North Korea launched
balloons carrying trash toward South Korea (Tenth Launch) |
July 26 to 27 (Local) | ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers’
Meeting (Vientiane, Laos) |
July 29 | Supreme Leader Kim
Jong Un visited the flood-hit areas in Sinuiju City and Uiju
County of Pyeonganbuk-do (Rodong/KCNA) |