【Internal Affairs】
On June 6 and 7, the North Korean media
reported that a joint national meeting of the Korean Children’s Union
(KCU) organizations was held in celebration of the 72nd anniversary of
its founding.
On June 2, the North Korean media reported that Premier Pak Pong Ju
provided field guidance at various units in Pyeongyang including the
Taedonggang Combined Fruit Farm, the Namsa Co-op Farm of Rangnang
District, and the forest conservation material and equipment factory
under construction of the Ministry of Land and Environmental Protection.
On June 4, the North Korean media reported that Choe Ryong Hae,
vice-chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee,
inspected various units in North Hwanghae Province including the Poman
Co-op Farm in Sohung County and the Rinsan Catfish Farm.
On June 2, the North Korean media emphasized the roles and
responsibilities of workers in the grand march for economic construction.
On June 4, the North Korean media reported on the progress in the
second-stage waterway project of South Hwanghae Province.
On June 5, the North Korean media reported that a mass
civilian-military rally was held for the construction of the
Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On June 2, the North Korean media
reported that the North, South and Abroad Headquarters of the
Pan-National Alliance for Korea’s Reunification, in a joint
resolution, emphasized that the Panmunjeom Declaration is a historic
milestone for a new era of independent unification and called for
swift implementation of the declaration.
On June 2, the North Korean media emphasized that the inter-Korean
summit (May 26) is a historic event that encourages implementation of
the Panmunjeom Declaration.
On June 3, the North Korean media condemned the ROK-US joint
military exercises as an act against the Panmunjeom Declaration.
On June 7, the North Korean media blasted the Liberty Korea Party’s
remarks regarding the inter-Korean summit (May 26).
【Foreign Affairs】
On June 2, the North Korean media reported that the DPRK permanent
mission to the UN Office in Geneva, in a press release, called for the
repatriation of the female North Korean restaurant workers who
defected to the South in 2016 (May 30).
On June 5, the North Korean media argued that the dismantling of the
nuclear test site in Punggye-ri is a peace-loving effort.
On June 5, the North Korean media maintained that capitalist society
is the most anti-people and corrupt one completely contrary to the
intrinsic requirements of human beings.
On June 8, the North Korean media reported that the North Korean and
Singaporean foreign ministers held a meeting.
On June 4, the North Korean media denounced Japan’s remarks
regarding pressure on North Korea and resolution of the abduction issue.
On June 8, the North Korean media warned that the North would make
the Asahi Shimbun pay a high price.