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North Korea Date South Korea
North Korea holds military parade celebrating the
foundation of the Workers’ Party of Korea October
* (Voice speech) Lauds the efforts of the Korean People’s 10, 2020
Army; sends a message of appeasement to the ROK
October 14 The ROK and the US hold the 52nd SCM (Washington,
- 15, 2020 D.C.)
Korea Central News Agency expresses its position one
month after its expression of regret over "the death of a
ROK citizen in the West Sea" (September 25) October
* “...South Korea is primarily responsible for the 30, 2020
unfortunate event...our position is to hope that the
unpleasant precedent that caused the North and South
relations to deteriorate will not happen again”

Minister of Unification delivers congratulatory remarks at
the opening ceremony of the Panmunjom Tour Support
November Center
4, 2020 * “...proposed to North Korea the restoration of inter-
Korean communications and Joint Liaison Office and the
reunion of separated families”
President Moon delivers a keynote speech at the Jeju
Peace Forum
November * “...the determination of the two Koreas and multilateral
6, 2020 cooperation will bring peace on the Korean Peninsula
and contribute to world peace. A multilateral peace
regime is an essential spirit for establishing peace on the
Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia”

President Moon’s remarks at a senior aides’ meeting
November * “...we are ready to make active efforts for establishing
peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, along
9, 2020
with building a community for life and safety”

North Korea publishes a photo book that summarizes November
the weapons systems developed after Chairman Kim 24, 2020
took office

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