【Internal Affairs】
On July 5, the North Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea, observed the test-firing of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile.
On July 1, the North Korean media reported that South Hwanghae Province and North Pyongan Province are striving to prevent drought damage by all possible means.
On July 3, the North Korean media reported that Premier Pak Pong Ju made a field survey of co-op farms in Onchon and Jungsan counties to ascertain what actions are being taken to prevent drought damage.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On July 4, the North Korean media reported that the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, in a statement, expressed its position on inter-Korean relations on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the July 4 Joint Statement.
On July 4, the North Korean media reported that the North, South, and Abroad Headquarters of the Pan-National Alliance for Korea's Reunification announced a joint resolution on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the July 4 Joint Statement.
On July 6, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Korean Peace Advocacy National Committee, in a statement, condemned the ROK government’s response to the North’s test-firing of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile.
On July 6, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea, in a statement, mentioned the "social general strike" by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and instigated a sustained campaign calling for the right to work and the right to live.
【Foreign Affairs】
On July 1, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Korean Peace Advocacy National Committee, in a statement, denounced the United Nations Command (UNC) regarding the 60th anniversary of its relocation to Seoul (July1) and argued for the dissolution of the UNC.
On July 7, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, blasted the US’s moves to tighten sanctions on North Korea regarding the test-firing of Hwasong-14.
On July 7, the North Korean media reported that a spokesperson for the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, in a statement, condemned the US for suggesting that it would review “military options” for North Korea.
