NAPSNet Daily Report 9 October, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report 9 October, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report 9 October, 2007 Contents in this Issue: I. NAPSNet 1. DPRK Nuclear Program 2. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. ROK on Peace Treaty 4. DPRK Terror List Status 5. Inter-Korean Relations 6. US-ROK Security Alliance 7. ROK Trade Relations 8. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 8 October, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report 8 October, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report 8 October, 2007 Contents in this Issue: 1. Korean Peninsula Peace Accord 2. ROK-DPRK Military Posture 3. Northern Limit Line 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Japan Military Deployments 6. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission 7. DPRK-Japan Relations 8. ROK Seizure of PRC Fishing Boats 9. DPRK […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 5 October, 2007

I. NAPSNet 1. DPRK Nuclear Program Korea Times (“US-LED DISABLEMENT TEAM TO LEAVE FOR NK”, 2007-10-05) reported that a US-led expert group will go to the DPRK to prepare for the DPRK’s nuclear disablement, the first activity in implementing the new six-nation agreement. Sung Kim, head of the Korean affairs office at the State Department, […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 5 October, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report 5 October, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report 5 October, 2007 Contents in this Issue: II. Republic of Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s Absence 2. Joint Olympic Cheering Squad Preceding NAPSNet Report II. Republic of Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s Absence Chosun Ilbo (Kim Min-chul, “KIM JONG-IL DOES NOT ATTEND PERFORMANCE, DINNER”, Seoul, 2007/10/04) reported that […]

Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement

The Second Session of the Sixth Round of the Six-Party Talks was held in Beijing among the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America from 27 to 30 September 2007. The parties released this joint statement.

Go to the U.S. State Department Response here.

NAPSNet Daily Report 4 October, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report 4 October, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report 4 October, 2007 Contents in this Issue: I. NAPSNet 1. Inter-Korean Summit 2. Six Party Talks 3. DPRK-Japan Relations 4. DPRK Leadership 5. Japan SDF Indian Ocean Mission 6. Japan Government 7. PRC Party Congress II. Republic of Korea 8. Need to ‘Normalize’ Summit 9. Unpredictable […]

Policy Forum 07-074: Environmental Security: Agenda Item for the Inter-Korean Summit

Ke Chung Kim, Chair of the DMZ Forum (http://www.dmzforum.org/) and Director of the Center for BioDiversity Research at Pennsylvania State University, writes, “The 2nd Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang offers an timely opportunity for the leaders of two Koreas, Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il of the DPRK and President Roh Moo-Hyun of the ROK to forge an ultimate agenda, building environmental security on the Korean peninsula for which the formation of an inter-Korean commission for environmental security should be considered a positive contribution towards peace, prosperity and healthy environment for the Korean people.”

NAPSNet Daily Report 2 October, 2007

I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks The New York Times (“PLAN TO DISARM NORTH KOREA IS EVALUATED AS TALKS RECESS”, 2007-10-02) reported that talks on dismantling the DPRK’s nuclear program broke Sunday for a two-day recess so delegates could consult their governments on a draft plan and timetable to disable the the DPRK’s nuclear facilities. […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 2 October, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report 2 October, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report 2 October, 2007 Contents in this Issue: II. Republic of Korea 1. Summit Meeting Peculiar 2. High Expectations for Summit Meeting 3. Different Summit Atmosphere 4. Summit Could Be Opportunity or Crisis 5. Six-Party Delay Burdens Summit Preceding NAPSNet Report II. Republic of Korea 1. Summit […]

NAPSNet Daily Report 1 October, 2007

NAPSNet Daily Report 1 October, 2007 NAPSNet Daily Report 1 October, 2007 Contents in this Issue: 1. Six-Party Talks I. NAPSNet 2. US Fuel Aid to DPRK 3. Japanese Sanctions on DPRK 4. ROK-US Relations 5. ROK Internet Censorship 6. Japanese Textbook Contoversy 7. Japanese Reporter Killed in Myanmar 8. Taiwan Politics 9. PRC Military […]