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North Korea Date South Korea
September National Assembly passes resolution condemning North
30, 2019 Korean nuclear advancement and missile provocation
Senior North Korean diplomat Choi Sun-hee issues a
statement, disclosing schedule for working-level October 1,
negotiations between the US and North Korea
* Preliminary contact (October 4), Working-level 2019
negotiation (October 5)
The ROK government responds to North Korean missile
launch
* “...concerned over the launch of projectiles ahead of the
Test fires Pukguksong-3 (SLBM) (Wonsan) October 2, working-level negotiations between North Korea and the
* Chairman Kim is absent 2019 United States...will put diplomatic efforts for the
successful holding of working-level negotiations,
complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and
establishment of permanent peace”
Working-level negotiation between the US and North
Korea (Stockholm) October 5,
Ambassador Kim Myong-gil of the Ministry of Foreign 2019
Affairs holds a press conference, announcing the
breakdown of negotiations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a statement
condemning the US for the breakdown of negotiations October 6,
* “...the fate of the dialogue depends on the attitude of 2019
the United States, and the time limit ends late this year”
European Union (UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Poland,
October 8,
2019 and Estonia) issues a joint statement condemning the
launch of SLBM
Chairman Kim visits Mt. Kumgang, issues remarks on October
demolishing ROK facilities in Mt. Kumgang 23, 2019
October The ROK government proposes a working-level meeting
28, 2019 between the two Koreas regarding Mt. Kumgang
North Korea refuses ROK’s proposal to hold a working- October
level meeting regarding Mt. Kumgang 29, 2019
Chairman Kim delivers condolence for the death of October
President Moon’s mother (Panmunjom) 30, 2019
The ROK government responds to North Korean
North Korea fires two short-range projectiles (Suncheon, October short-range missile launches
South Pyongan Province) 31, 2019 * “...show strong concern over North Korea firing
* Chairman Kim instructs test firing of a super-large MRL short-range projectiles”
The ROK Navy captures a fishing boat from North Korea
November (2 people aboard) (East Sea)
2, 2019
* Repatriated to North Korea on November 2 (2 persons)
US Department of Defense (DoD) announces that a
November ROK–US combined air exercise will be carried out in
4, 2019
December
The ROK government proposes a visit to North Korea by
November the facility inspection team related to Mt. Kumgang
5, 2019
* No response from North Korea
Ambassador Kwon Jong-gun of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs issues a statement condemning the
announcement of the resumption of a combined air November US DoD announces that the exercise will be carried out
exercise 6, 2019 regardless of the condemnation
* “...a declaration to confront us, a damp cast over
dialogue”
Spokesperson of the State Affairs Commission issues a
statement condemning the combined air exercise November US Secretary of Defense says "military exercise may be
* “...we will contemplate over how the 'new path' will 13, 2019 adjusted to improve dialogue"
affect the future of the United States”

2020 Defense White Paper