Kim Jong-un’s Public Activities
o Kim Jong-un inspected △ Unit 1016 of the KPA Air and Anti-Air Force and △ the Sin Islet Defense Company, which guards a forward post off the east coast. (According to KCNA from March 7 to March 13)
The North Korean Cabinet adopted a resolution to support national forest restoration activities
o The North Korean Cabinet adopted a “resolution to fully mobilize the entire party, military, and citizenry in the forest restoration battle.” (According to KCNA on March 7)
A national meeting to mark the 105th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8
o North Korea held a national meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s work “Women Are a Dynamic Force Pushing Ahead with the Revolution and Construction” and the 105th anniversary of International Women’s Day. (According to KCNA on March 8)
Report by the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
o On March 7, in a report by the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, North Korea shifted the blame for the attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (March 5) onto the “ROK-U.S. military exercises” and accused the South of “trying to connect the incident to the North by branding the attack as an act by forces following the North.” (According to KCNA on March 7)
The North’s women’s subcommittee and the South’s women headquarters for the Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration announced a plea letter on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8.
o The North’s women’s subcommittee and the South’s women headquarters for the Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration announced a plea letter to all the women of North and South Korea and overseas countries on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8. (According to KCNA on March 8)
Report by the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
o On March 10, in a report by the Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, regarding conservative groups’ anti-North Korean protests over the attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, North Korea threatened that “Warmongers that insult the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK do not even deserve to live and breathe.” (According to KCNA on March 10)
Statement by the spokesperson of the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration
o On March 13, in a statement made by the spokesperson of the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration, regarding the “Key Resolve and Foal Eagle (KR/FE)” exercises, North Korea called on “South Korean people from all walks of life to stand up to fight against the nuclear war provocations by the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime.” (According to KCNA on March 13)
A joint resolution between North Korea and Russia declaring 2015 as a “year of friendship”
o North Korea and Russia declared 2015 as a “year of friendship” in a joint resolution. (According to KCNA on March 11)
