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Appendix
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Chronicle of Inter-Korean Military Relations

December 1, 2018 - November 30, 2020
North Korea Date South Korea
Soldier (1) defected to South Korea from the 22nd December
Division across DMZ (defected) 1, 2018
December Pilot withdrawal of GPs (11 locations) opens passages
4, 2018 for mutual verification (December 4 - 11)
December Inter-Korean joint waterway survey of Han River estuary
9, 2018 completed (November 5 - December 9)
December Both Koreas conduct mutual site verification for the pilot
12, 2018 withdrawal of GPs (11 locations)
December The ROK delivers goods for normalization of military
28, 2018 communication lines in Transportation Corridor West (Kaesong)
Chairman Kim Jong-un delivers New Year’s address
* Thorough implementation of inter-Korean agreements; January 1, The ROK government announces its welcome stance
expansion and development of cooperation and 2019
exchanges
North Korea–China summit (January 7 - 10; Chairman January 8,
Kim visits China) 2019
High-level official meeting between Kim Yong-chol and January 18, The White House announces the 2nd US–North Korea
Michael Richard Pompeo (Washington, D.C.) 2019 summit to be held at the end of February
January 28, The UN Security Council (UNSC) waives sanctions on
2019 North Korea for the joint remains recovery
January 30, The two Koreas hold military working-level talks; South Korea
2019 delivers the nautical chart of Han River estuary to North Korea
The US d North Korea and the US hold working-level February 6,
negotiations for the summit (February 6 - 8, Pyongyang)
* North Korea (Kim Hyok-chol) and US (Stephen Biegun) 2019
Chairman Kim visits the North Korean Ministry of
Defense on Military Foundation Day February 8,
* “...promote the advancement of revolutionary 2019
armament capabilities”
US–North Korea summit (February 27 - 28, Hanoi) February
* Denuclearization negotiations break down 27, 2019
Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho holds an emergency
late-night press conference March 1,
* Insists on partial removal of sanctions rather than full 2019
removal
March 2, The ROK Minister of National Defense and the US Secretary of
2019 Defense talk over the phone to announce the end of "KR/FE"
March 3, The ROK and the US defense authorities announce the
2019 joint exercise "19-1 Dong Maeng"
March 4, The ROK and the US conduct the 19-1 Dong Maeng
2019 Exercise (March 4 - 12)
March 6, The ROK government announces the "Ulchi Taegeuk
2019 Exercise" (to be conducted in May)
March 8, UNSC waives sanctions against North Korea for the
2019 reunion of separated families in North and South Korea
Senior North Korean diplomat Choi Sun-hee holds a
press conference related to the US–North Korea summit March 15,
* “...we have no plans to enter into negotiations like this 2019
one”
April 1, The ROK removes additional mines on the south side of
2019 Arrowhead Hill and initiates basic excavation

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