| March
1 | - Address by South Korean
President to commemorate the anniversary of the March 1
Movement against Japanese colonial rule
- “When North
Korea gives up on its nuclear weapons and stops its
provocation, the path to co-development for both Koreas will
open. Only then can the Trust-Building Process on the Korean
Peninsula be pushed forward in earnest.”
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| March 8 | - UN
Security Council adopts Resolution 2094 on Sanctions against
North Korea,
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| March 8 |
- North Korea’s Committee for the
Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland issues a
statement
- “All agreements on non-aggression between
North and South Korea will be totally abandoned”
- “The joint declaration on nuclear non-proliferation will
be completely discarded”
- “Communications channels
at the Panmunjeom will be blocked”
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| March 8 | - Spokesperson
for South Korea’s Ministry of Unification makes a
commentary
- “The announcement by North Korea’s
Committee for the Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland on
discarding ‘agreements on non-aggression between North and
South Korea’ and the ‘joint declaration on nuclear
non-proliferation on the Korean Peninsula’ is deeply
regretful in that it increases the tension on the
Peninsula.”
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| March 9 |
- North Korea’s spokesperson for the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a statement
- Strongly criticizes and rejects UN Security Council’s
resolution and argues that “North Korea will permanently
maintain its status as a country holding nuclear arms and
launching satellites.”
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| March
21 | - The 22nd session of UN’s
Human Rights Committee adopts a resolution on human rights
in North Korea
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| March 22 |
- North Korea’s spokesperson for
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds a press conference and
claims that “North Korea strongly rejects UN Security
Council’s resolution on human rights in North Korea” in its
entirety
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| March 22 |
- South Korea’s Ministry of
Unification approves the Eugene Bell Foundation’s donation
of drugs and medicines for tuberculosis (worth 678 million
Won) to North Korea
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| March
27 | - Head of North Korea’s
representatives for the Military Committee Meeting between
North and South Korea sends a notice to his South Korean
counterparts
- “Communication between the militaries of
North and South Korea will be cut off and all activities of
North Koreans at the military communication center in the
North-South joint management area on the West coast will be
suspended.”
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| March 30 |
- Special statement is issued by the
North Korean government, political party and
organizations
- “Inter-Korean relations have entered a
phase of wartime-like conditions. If there are any military
provocations, they will escalate into an all-out nuclear
war.”
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| March 31 | - North Korea’s Central Committee for the
Party holds a general meeting
- Issues regarding
directors and the organization are selected to be presented
at the 7th meeting (April 1) of the 12th session of the
Supreme People’s Assembly. A ‘parallel approach to economic
development and nuclear prowess’ is adopted.
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