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North Korea Date South Korea
June 15, North Korean fishing boat (4 people aboard) found
2019 (Samcheok Port off East Sea)
June 18, North Korean citizens (2 persons) repatriated to North
2019 Korea (JSA)
North Korea–China summit (June 20 - 21; Xi Jinping June 20,
visits North Korea) 2019
ROK–US summit (Seoul)
June 30, Leaders of the ROK, North Korea, and the US gather in
2019
Panmunjeom; North Korea and US hold talks
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands July 16,
the suspension of combined exercises 2019
The ROK government responds to North Korean
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
(Wonsan) July 25, short-range ballistic missile launches
* “...expressed our concerns that the North’s missile
* Chairman Kim instructs firing a new-type tactical 2019 launches does not help in the effort to alleviate military
guided weapon in a show of force
tensions on the Korean Peninsula”
The ROK Navy tows a fishing boat from North Korea in
North Korea repatriates Russian fishing boa (2 South July 28, East Sea (3 persons aboard) and repatriates it to North
Korean sailors, Sokcho Port) 2019
Korea
The ROK finds a body suspected to be a North Korean
soldier (1st Division, Imjin River)
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles JCS responds to North Korean short-range ballistic
(Wonsan) July 31, missile launches
* Chairman Kim instructs test firing of a new-type 2019 * “...expressed our concerns that the North’s missile
large-caliber MRL
launches will not help in the efforts to alleviate military
tensions on the Korean Peninsula”
Soldier (1) defects to South Korea via Imjin River
(defected)
August 1, UK, France, and Germany issue a joint statement
2019
condemning the launch of ballistic missiles from North
Korea
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles The ROK government responds to North Korean
(Yeongheung, South Hamgyong Province) August 2, short-range ballistic missile launches
* Chairman Kim instructs test firing of a new-type 2019 * “...urged North Korea anew to stop their acts that are
large-caliber MRL non-conducive to the efforts made to alleviate military
tensions on the Korean Peninsula”
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizes
the joint statement made by the UK, France, and August 3,
Germany 2019
* “...rights to self-sovereignty and self-defense have been
violated”
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles (Gwail, The ROK government responds to North Korean
South Hwanghae Province) short-range ballistic missile launches
* Chairman Kim instructs firing a new-type tactical * “...perceiving the current situation seriously, paying
guided missile in a show of force August 6, close attention to the trend through close cooperation
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a 2019 between the ROK and the United States and
criticism in relation to the combined exercise strengthening the maintenance of thorough readiness
* “...the drive behind the dialogue will continue to posture”
decelerate”
ational Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of
Fatherland issues a statement disclosing the truth, August 8,
criticizing the combined exercise 2019
* “...violation of the agreement to suspend all hostile
acts”
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2020 Defense White Paper