【Internal Affairs】
On September 15, the North Korean media
reported that Premier Pak Pong Ju made a field survey of various units
in Pyeongyang.
On September 17, the North Korean media emphasized the establishment
of a societal ethos of putting the overall national interest
first.
On September 19, the North Korean media reported that the
16th Pyongyang International Film Festival opened.
On September 20, the North Korean media reported that an
international conference was held on the occasion of the 70th
anniversary of the founding of the Kim Chaek University of Technology.
【Inter-Korean Affairs】
On September 19-21, the North Korean
media reported that Kim Jong Un welcomed South Korean President Moon
Jae-in at Pyongyang International Airport; held the fifth inter-Korean
summit meeting; watched a welcome performance for President Moon;
arranged a welcome banquet for President Moon; held a meeting for Day
2; signed the September Pyeongyang Joint Declaration; announced the
September Pyeongyang Joint Declaration with President Moon; had a
dinner with President Moon at Taedonggang Seafood Restaurant; watched
a grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance with President Moon;
greeted President Moon at Samjiyon Airport; climbed Mount Baekdu with
President Moon; had lunch with President Moon in Samjiyon; and saw
President Moon off at Samjiyon Airport.
On September 18-21, the North Korean media reported on the
inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang: First Lady Kim Jung-sook visited
the Okryu Children’s Hospital and the Kim Won Gyun University of
Music; Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme
People’s Assembly, had conversation with the South Korean officials
accompanying President Moon Jae-in; the North Korean officials had
conversation with the South’s special entourage (representatives of
civic groups and businesses); President Moon planted a tree to mark
his visit to Pyeongyang; President Moon and First Lady Kim Jung-sook
visited the Mansudae Art Studio; Kim Yong Nam had conversations with
representatives of the South Korean political parties; and the South
Korean delegation visited the Pyongyang Teacher Training College in
Pyeongyang and Tree Nursery No. 122 of the KPA in Songrim City of
North Hwanghae Province.
On September 15, the North Korean media reported that the opening
ceremony for the inter-Korean joint liaison office was held.
On September 17, the North Korean media emphasized that the North is
determined to proceed with inter-Korean relations and not derail them.
【Foreign Affairs】
On September 15, the North Korean media
condemned US conservatives for their skepticism on the North Korea-US dialogue.
On September 18, the North Korean media argued that the cause of the
deadlock in North Korea-US negotiations is the US’s insistence that
the North give up its nuclear weapons first.
On September 16, the North Korean media reported that Kim Jong Un
sent a response letter to Chinese President Xi, who had sent a letter
celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK on
September 9.
