| March 1 |
- In her Independence Movement Day
address, President Park emphasizes the establishment of the
foundation for lasting peace and unification on the Korean
Peninsula and proposed to make the reunions of separated
families regular.
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| March
5 | - The North‘s National Defense
Commission sends a message to the Office of National
Security of the South, claiming that the South violated the
agreement on the cessation of slander and defamation as a
private South Korean organization sent anti-Communist
leaflets to the North.
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| March
5 | - The president of the Korean
Red Cross sends a message to the chairman of the Central
Committee of the DPRK Red Cross Society proposing to hold
working-level inter-Korean Red Cross meetings at the Peach
House on March 12 to discuss resolution of the issues
surrounding war-separated families, including the
regularization of reunions
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| March 6 | - Regarding the
leaflet drop, the Office of National Security sends a
message to the National Defense Commission reemphasizing
that the government cannot restrict people‘s freedom of
expression,
assembly and association and calling for Pyongyang to take
the responsible stance.
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| March 7 | - The chairman of
the Central Committee of the North Korean Red Cross Society
sends a message to the president of the Korean Red Cross
stating that it is not time to have working-level meeting to
discuss the issue of separated families and that given the
current inter-Korean relations, humanitarian issues like the
regularization of reunions of separated families are too
important to be resolved through inter-Korean Red Cross
discussions.
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| March 7 |
- The president of the Korean Red
Cross sends a message to the chairman of the Central
Committee of the North Korean Red Cross Society reiterating
that the issue of separated families should not be affected
by political and military circumstances and calling for the
North to respond to the South‘s proposal.
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| March 11 | - A
spokesperson for the North Korean delegation of the
inter-Korean high-level meetings argues that the
implementation of high-level meetings is at a
crossroads.
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| March 13 |
- At the first meeting of the
South-North Commercial Dispute Arbitration Committee for the
GIC, the two Koreas share recognition that the arbitration
system is instrumental and agree to exchange opinions on
arbitration procedures and continue their discussions.
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| March 14 | - The North‘s National Defense Commission
argues in its statement that the U.S. revoke its hostile
policy towards North Korea and threatened to take
"further steps" to flex its nuclear muscle.
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| March 23 | - At the Korea-China summit meeting held
during the Nuclear Security Summit, the two countries agree
to further communication and cooperation to make practical
progress in denuclearization of North Korea.
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| March 24 |
- In her keynote speech at the Nuclear Security Summit,
President Park emphasizes that the vision of a world without
nuclear weapons should start on the Korean Peninsula through
resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue.
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| March 25 |
- South Korea, the US and Japan hold a three-way summit on
the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit and agreed to
convene meetings of chief delegates to discuss the Six-Party
Talks.
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| March 26 | - North Korea launches two mid-range
Rodong missiles into the sea off its east coast. (※ The
North fired a total of 90 missiles and rockets between
February 21 and March 26 )
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| March 26 | - At the
Korea-Germany summit, the two countries agree to effectively
share Germany‘s experiences in unification to usher in the
era of a unified Korea by establishing a multi-pronged
cooperation system in various fields including social and
economic integration and international cooperation.
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| March 26 | - In relation to the anti-Communist
leaflets sent to the North, the CPRK secretariat in its
media report threatens that the inter-Korean ties would end
in catastrophe.
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| March
27 | - In answer to a question
from a reporter of the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA),
the CPRK spokesperson condemns the South by mentioning the
name of the President while arguing that President Park‘s
statement on the North Korean nuclear weapons at the Nuclear
Security Summit was made in violation of the agreement on
the cessation of mutual slander and defamation reached at
the high-level meetings.
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| March 27 | - The Unification
Ministry spokesperson points out that the North‘s slander
against the chief of state of the South is a violation of
the inter-Korean agreement, expressed regret, and called for
the prevention of recurrence.
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| March 27 | - The UN Security
Council makes oral statements under the name of its
president with respect to North Korea‘s launch of Rodong
missiles.
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| March 28 |
- The ROK government repatriates a
North Korean fishing boat captured after crossing the NLL in
the Yellow Sea on March 27.
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| March 28 | - The
spokesperson of the General Staff of the People‘s Army of
North Korea argues that the seizure of the North Korean
fishing boat was maritime gangster-like behavior.
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| March 28 |
- In her address titled "An Initiative for Peaceful
Unification on the Korean Peninsula" in Dresden,
Germany, President Park presents three proposals to lay the
groundwork for peaceful unification.
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| March 29 | - Regarding
the South‘s scattering of anti-Communist leaflets, the
spokesperson for the North‘s delegation to the high-level
meetings with the South mentions "ashes" and
"a deluge of fire" in its threats.
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| March 29 |
- The crew of the repatriated fishing boat has press
interviews.
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| March 30 |
- Regarding the statement made by the
spokesperson for the North‘s delegation, the Unification
Ministry spokesperson announces the position of the ROK
government that the announcement of the North is an outright
breach of inter-Korean agreements and sternly warned that
such behavior should not recur.
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| March 30 | - In a press
release, the South Korean Ministry of Defense explains that
it executed operations according to due process to
repatriate the fishing boat and promptly sent it back to the
North for humanitarian reasons.
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| March 30 | - In a statement,
the North‘s Foreign Ministry warns that carrying out a new
form of nuclear test to further strengthen its nuclear
deterrence will not be ruled out.
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| March 31 | - North Korea
carries out shooting drills near the western sea border. As
the North fires about 500 shells (about 100 shells landed in
the southern part of the NLL), South Korea responds by
firing about 300 shells into North Korean waters.
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