| June
1 | - The ROK President states
that a peaceful Korean Peninsula is no longer a dream and
emphasizes that he will pioneer a major breakthrough for
peace on the Korean Peninsula (in a congratulatory video
message for the 12th Jeju Forum).
|
| June 7 | - The ROK
government reaffirms that its policies to improve
inter-Korean relations including those for promoting
exchange between civic organizations from South and North
Korea and rendering humanitarian support to the North
haven’t changed, and calls on the North to respond to the
efforts of South Korean civic organizations to visit the
North (in a regular briefing by a spokesperson for the
Ministry of Unification).
|
| June 8 | - The ROK
government discusses countermeasures against the North’s
provocations including the test-firing of missiles (at a
plenary meeting of the National Security Council presided
over by the President).
|
| June
9 | - The ROK government
repatriates the North Korean fishermen rescued on June
2-3.
|
| June 14 | - North Korea demands that the ROK
government take measures to ease military tensions as soon
as possible on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the
June 15 Joint Declaration (in a statement by a spokesperson
for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the
Country of the DPRK).
|
| June
15 | - The ROK President makes it
clear that the agreements between South and North Korea are
extremely important and must be respected by the new
administration, emphasizes that if the North makes the
decision to give up its nuclear program, the South will
actively help the North, and urges it to embrace this
suggestion (in a congratulatory speech to mark the 17th
anniversary of the June 15 Joint Declaration at the Kim Dae
Jung Peace Center).
|
| June
16 | - The ROK government
emphasizes that both South and North Korea should respect
and implement the June 15 Joint Declaration so as to uphold
the spirit of reconciliation, cooperation, and peace on the
Korean Peninsula (in a commentary by a spokesperson for the
Ministry of Unification).
|
| June 21 | - North Korea
condemns South Korea regarding the ROK President’s
congratulatory message to mark the 17th anniversary of the
June 15 Joint Declaration (June 15) (in a Q&A session
with KCNA reporters by a spokesperson for the Committee for
the Peaceful Reunification of the Country of the DPRK).
|
| June 22 | - Regarding the Q&A session with KCNA
reporters by a spokesperson for the Committee for the
Peaceful Reunification of the Country of the DPRK (June 21),
the ROK government calls on the North to recognize the
international consensus that the North should desist from
further nuclear and missile provocations and to respond to
the efforts of South Korea and the international community
to achieve peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and
develop inter-Korean relations (the Ministry of
Unification).
|
| June 23 |
- The North Korea-led International
Taekwondo Federation’s demonstration team visits South Korea
(June 23 - July 1, the World Taekwondo Federation World
Taekwondo Championships in Muju).
|
| June 24 | - The ROK
President invites North Korea to take part in the
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, and proposes forming a
joint team between the two Koreas and organizing a joint
entrance at the opening ceremony of the Games (in a
congratulatory message at the 2017 WTF World Taekwondo
Championships in Muju).
|
| June
28 | - North Korea claims that the
previous ROK administration plotted to kill the supreme
leadership of North Korea, declares that it would subject
those responsible for the terrorist attempt to capital
punishment, and demands that the ROK government hand over
those involved in the terrorist attempt (in a joint
statement by the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of
People’s Security, and the Central Public Prosecutors
Office).
|
| June 29 | - Regarding the joint statement by the
Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of People’s
Security, and the Central Public Prosecutors Office (June
28), the ROK government dismisses the claim as far-fetched
and expresses regret over the North’s threatening words
against South Korean people (the Ministry of
Unification).
|
| June 29 |
- The ROK government repatriates
the North Korean boat and fishermen rescued on June 23.
|
| June 30 | - South Korea and the US reaffirm that
resolution of the nuclear issue is a top priority for both
countries and agree that the door to dialogue with the DPRK
remains open under the right circumstances while exerting
maximum pressure on North Korea to return to credible
negotiations on denuclearization (in a joint statement
between the Republic of Korea and the US).
|
