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North Korea Date South Korea
April 3, The ROK announces the opening of three DMZ Peace
2019 Dulle-gil (currently known as the DMZ Peace Trail)
14th Supreme People’s Assembly holds the first meeting April 11,
(April 11 - 12) 2019
Chairman Kim delivers an administrative speech at the
Supreme People’s Assembly April 12,
* “...transform inter-Korean relations into solid 2019
reconciliation and cooperation relations”
April 22, The ROK and the US conduct a combined air exercise (2
2019 weeks) * Alternative to Max Thunder
North Korea–Russia summit (Vladivostok)
Spokesperson of the National Committee for the
Peaceful Reunification of Fatherland issues a statement
condemning the combined air exercise
* “...the ROK–US combined air exercise violated the April 25,
military agreement” 2019
North Korean Minster of Defense gives a speech in
relation to the peace regime (Moscow)
* “...must move from armistice agreement to peace
regime”
The ROK government holds a "peace performance" (JSA)
April 27, The ROK government opens "DMZ Peace Trail" in
2019
Goseong to the public (Step 1)
May 1, The ROK government resumes tours to the south of JSA
2019
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles The ROK government responds to North Korean
(Wonsan) May 4, short-range missile launches
* Chairman Kim instructs a fire strike exercise in the 2019 * “...inconsistent with the purpose of the CMA”
eastern area
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answers,
* “...it was just part of normal military exercise”
Spokesperson for the delegation of general-level military May 8, The ROK government responds to North Korean
talks condemns the ROK military authorities, 2019 short-range missile launches
* “...they have no right to bring up the military
agreement”
The ROK government responds to North Korean
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles short-range ballistic missile launches
(Gusong, North Pyongan Province) May 9, * “...very concerned that such missile launches will not at
* Chairman Kim instructs a fire strike exercise in the the 2019 all help efforts to improve inter-Korean relations and
western area
alleviate military tensions on the Korean Peninsula”
President Moon Jae-in’s interview on the 2nd anniversary
of his inauguration
May 10,
2019 * “...have warned the North that if this behavior continues,
it may make inter-Korean dialogue and negotiations
difficult”
May 27, Ulchi Taeguk Exercise (May 27 - 30)
2019
June 1, The ROK government opens “DMZ Peace Trail” in
2019 Cheorwon to the public
The ROK and the US Defense Ministers hold talks,
June 3,
2019 announcing the end of the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian (UFG)
Exercise
The ROK holds a burial ceremony for the remains
presumed to be part of the UN Forces found at
June 11, Arrowhead Hill
2019
The ROK Navy tows a drifting fishing boat from North
Korea in the East Sea and repatriates it to North Korea

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