Inter-Korean Relations
China Reiterates Call To "Reduce Tensions"
After meeting with ROK President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated his country’s neutral position on the DPRK’s role in the sinking of the Cheonan. Lee Chi-dong reports […]
China Cheonan Position Unchanged After Lee-Wen Meeting
Kim Ji-hyun reports in Korea Herald that “China seemed unready to side with Seoul” regarding the conclusions of the Cheonan investigation, after a meeting Friday (28 March) between ROK President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese Premier […]
DPRK To "Retract all measures for providing military guarantees"
Sam Kim reports in Yonhap that MPAF General Staff Department issued a statement renouncing the DPRK’s military agreements with the ROK: “The (North Korean military) will retract all measures for providing military guarantees for the […]
Russia Will Not Pursue Cheonan Matter at UNSC
ITAR-TASS reports that Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced that it will not pursue the Cheonan matter or support its introduction at the UN Security Council. Russia will not bring the South Korean corvette Cheonan sinking incident […]
HRC in ROK
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped in to Seoul, to meet with and provide a US show of support for ROK President Lee Myung-bak, and South Korea, following the conclusion of the Cheonan […]
ROK Defines NK as "Main Enemy," NK Severs All Inter-Korean Contact
Kim So-hyun reports in Korea Herald that ROK officials plan to revive and define the DPRK as “the main enemy” as part of its military response to the sinking of the Cheonan. Another presidential aide […]
ROK "To Immediately Exercise Right of Self Defense"
The full English text of ROK President Lee Myung-bak’s remarks is available here. In a nationally televised address on the March 2010 sinking of ROK naval corvette Cheonan, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak declared his […]
