The weekend festivities started Friday night with
a fireworks display that lit up the sky over
Pyongyang. The younger Kim was also present
when his father made a rare public appearance
Saturday at a music and dance pageant in
Pyongyang's May Day stadium.
The 68-year-old Kim Jong Il is ailing after
reportedly suffering a stroke in 2008
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Pyongyang, only to be frustrated at every turn. Finally, in the early hours of Feb. 13, that changed. Thanks in part to the Chinese, who played the stern taskmaster during the latest round of negotiations in Beijing the State Department diplomat was able to return to his hotel shortly before 3 a.m. with a deal in hand.
Unimpeded - 방해받지않는
Thank to - ~덕분에
Press conference - 기자
Pyongyang Declaration, on the basis of the settlement of unfortunate past and the outstanding issues of concern.
조선민주주의인민공화국과 일본은 평양선언에 따라, 불행했던 과거와 현안사항의 해결을 기초로 하여 관계 정상화를 위한 조치를 취할 것을 약속하였다.
1. The Parties held serious and productive discussions on the actions each
To Guarantee “National Security”
- Security threat from the US
- Deter a preemptive attack
“Bargaining Chip”
- Economic/energy aid
- Normalization of US-NK relationship
- Woo, Seongji “Pyongyang and the World: North Korea’s Perspective on International Relations under Kim Jong Il.” pp. 7
- 정창현, 2006, “핵과 국제정치, 북한은 왜 핵을 가지려 하
Pyongyang drawing cheers from spectators.
The parade is being aired live on state television, an unusual departure in North Korea, where broadcasts are heavily censored.
The parade includes thousands of and a display of North Korea's tanks, missiles and other weaponry.
Kim Jong Un was confirmed as the designated successor this past week.
Late last month, the younger Kim was named to the Ce