Internal Affairs】
On April 1, the North Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un provided field guidance at the Korean People's Army (KPA) Tank Crews' Competition 2017.
On April 1, the North Korean media reported that the North introduced universal 12-year compulsory education.
On April 3, the North Korean media reported the opening of the 32nd national festival of science and technology.
Inter-Korean Affairs】
On April 1, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Central Committee of the Red Cross Society, in a statement, condemned South Korea regarding the college admission of the 12 North Korean restaurant workers who defected to the South and called on the South to return all 12 workers to the North.
On April 7, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the DPRK Measure Council for Human Rights in South Korea, in a statement, denounced former South Korean President Park regarding the recovery of the ferry Sewol and urged the South to thoroughly investigate the truth of the ferry incident and punish those responsible.
On April 7, the North Korean media reported that the North Side Preparatory Committee for the Pan-National Conference for Peace and Reunification of the Country and Development of North-south Relations, in a press release, stated that a joint working-level meeting of the north, south, and overseas sides would be held in Shenyang, China in mid-April.
Foreign Affairs】
On April 6, the North Korean media reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a memorandum, asserted the legitimacy and justification of the North’s self-defensive choice while claiming that the US is responsible for the current situation on the Korean Peninsula.
