【Internal Affairs】
On May 26 and June 1, the North Korean
media reported that Kim Jong Un provided field guidance at the
construction site of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone and met
with the Russian Foreign Minister.
On May 26, the North Korean media reported that Premier Pak Pong Jun
gave field guidance at the Pyongyang Pharmaceutical Factory and the
Pyongyang Dental Sanitary Goods Factory.
On May 28, the North Korean media reported that Choe Ryong Hae, vice
chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee, inspected
the Sungri Motor Complex and the Tokchon City Ordinary Foodstuff Factory.
On May 31, the North Korean media reported that the opening ceremony
was held for the completed railway that connects Koam and Dapchon.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On May 27, the North Korean media
reported that the inter-Korean summit meeting was held on May 26.
On June 1-2, the North Korean media reported that the inter-Korean
high-level talks were held to implement the Panmunjeom Declaration.
On May 29, the North Korean media called on the South to return the
female North Korean restaurant workers who defected to the South in 2016.
On May 29, the North Korean media urged South Korea to abrogate the
General Security of Military Information Agreement.
On May 30, the North Korean media condemned the South’s conservative
lawmakers for sending an open letter to the US.
On June 1, the North Korean media emphasized the independence of the
Korean nation in inter-Korean relations.
【Foreign Affairs】
On May 27, the North Korean media
reported that imperialist ideas and culture are means of aggression
and domination.
On May 27, the North Korean media denounced the US media for
reporting that the US may provide economic aid in return for complete
denuclearization of the North.
On May 28, the North Korean media emphasized that the North is
dismantling the northern nuclear test ground on schedule.
On May 29, the North Korean media blasted the ROK and US for
conducting the joint military drill, Ulchi-Freedom Guardian.
On May 31, the North Korean media emphasized that developing
countries should develop South-South cooperation1) in order to stand
against the outmoded international economic order.
On June 1, the North Korean media condemned the US State
Department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
On June 1, the North Korean media denounced a US congressman’s
remarks on the expansion of sanctions on North Korea.
1) South-South cooperation: Technological and economic
cooperation between developing countries, mostly in the Southern
Hemisphere, to build independent national economies.
