| Mar
1 | - In his March 1 Independence
Movement Day speech, President Lee says both Koreas should
respect matters agreed between them, and calls for
inter-Korean dialogue without any preconditions.
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| Mar 5 | - The
[North] Korean Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of
the Fatherland issues a s tatement criticizing the ROK-U.S.
joint military exercise Key Resolve.
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| Mar 9 | - The [North]
Korean People's Army General Staff spokesperson announces
new restrictions on travel to the Gaeseong Industrial
Complex (GIC).
- The ROK Ministry of Unification
spokesperson expresses regrets and demands immediate
withdrawal of the North's measures.
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| Mar 9-20 | - North Korea
restricts overland travel to the GIC (March 9, March 13-15,
and March 20)
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| Mar 20 |
- The ROK receives North Korea's
notification signed by the working-level chief of the joint
management area in the West Sea and East Sea district,
stating that the North will restore military hotlines on
March 21.
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| Mar 21 |
- North Korea announces detention of
U.S. journalists for illegal entry into the North.
- North Korea restores military hotlines and allows
cross-border travel.
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| Mar
29-Apr 1 | - North Korea's
national soccer team visits the South for a qualifying match
with the ROK national team in the run-up to the 2010 World
Cup in South Africa.
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| Mar
30 | - North Korea detains a South
Korean worker in the GIC.
- The [North] Korean
Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
spokesperson issues a statement that the North will take
immediate and firm measures if the South participates in the
Proliferation Security Initiative.
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