North Korea has diplomatic relations with 160 states. The country's foreign relations have been dominated by its conflict with South Korea and its historical ties to the Soviet Union. Both the government of North Korea and the government of South Korea claim to be the sole legitimate government of the whole of Korea. The de facto end of the Korean War left North Korea in a military confrontation with South Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of the DPRK,where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census,it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces.
Korean reunification is the hypothetical unification of North Korea and South Korea into a singular Korean sovereign state. The process towards reunification of the peninsula while still maintaining two opposing regimes was started by the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration in June 2000,was reaffirmed by the October 4th Declaration in October 2007 and the Panmunjom Declaration in April 2018,and the joint statement of United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Singapore Summit in June 2018. In the Panmunjom Declaration,the two countries agreed to work to officially end the Korean conflict in the future.
The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea and South Korea,both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea. During the Cold War,North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union,China,and other communist allies,while South Korea was backed by the United States,United Kingdom,and other Western allies.
The Sunshine Policy is one of the approaches for South Korea's foreign policy towards North Korea,lasting from 1998 to 2008 and again from 2017 to 2020.
The Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea (DFRK),also known as the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland (DFRF) or the Fatherland Front,was a North Korean popular front formed on 25 June 1949 and led by the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). It was initially called the Fatherland United Democratic Front.
Formerly a single nation that was annexed by Japan in 1910,the Korean Peninsula was divided into occupation zones since the end of World War II on 2 September 1945. The two sovereign countries were founded in the North and South of the peninsula in 1948,leading to the formal division. Despite the separation,both have claimed sovereignty over all of Korea in their constitutions and both have used the name "Korea" in English. The two countries engaged in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 which ended in an armistice agreement but without a peace treaty. North Korea is a one-party state run by the Kim family. South Korea was formerly governed by a succession of military dictatorships,save for a brief one-year democratic period from 1960 to 1961,until thorough democratization in 1987,after which direct elections were held. Both nations claim the entire Korean Peninsula and outlying islands. Both nations joined the United Nations in 1991 and are recognized by most member states. Since the 1970s,both nations have held informal diplomatic dialogues in order to ease military tensions.
Kim Jong Un is a North Korean politician and dictator who has been the third Supreme Leader of North Korea since December 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il,who was the second supreme leader of North Korea,and a grandson of Kim Il Sung,the founder and first supreme leader of the country.
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK),also called the Korean Workers' Party (KWP),is the sole ruling party of North Korea. Founded in 1949 from a merger between the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of South Korea,the WPK is the oldest active party in Korea. It also controls the Korean People's Army,North Korea's armed forces. The WPK is the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly and coexists with two other legal parties that are completely subservient to the WPK and must accept the WPK's "leading role" as a condition of their existence. The WPK is banned in South Korea under the National Security Act and is sanctioned by the United Nations,the European Union,Australia,and the United States.
Kim Il was a North Korean politician who served as Premier of North Korea from 28 December 1972 to 19 April 1976.
Kim Kyong-hui is the aunt of current North Korean leader,Kim Jong Un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong Il. She currently serves as Secretary for Organization of the Workers' Party of Korea. An important member of Kim Jong Il's inner circle of trusted friends and advisors,she was director of the WPK Light Industry Department from 1988 to 2012. She was married to Jang Song-thaek,who was executed in December 2013 in Pyongyang,after being charged with treason and corruption.
The Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea,formerly known as the Executive Policy Bureau (2016–21),manages the work of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea and its Presidium. The General Secretary leads the work of the Secretariat,and the body is composed of several members.
Moranbong Station is a metro station on the Chollima Line of the Pyongyang Metro. The station features TVs,LED displays,and electronic guide maps on its platforms and escalators.
The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK),the ruling party of North Korea,was held on 6–9 May 2016.
The July 4 South–North Joint Statement,also known as the July 4 South–North Joint Communiqué,was the first joint statement by the governments of South Korea and North Korea,signed on July 4,1972. The signatories of the statement were Lee Hu-rak and Kim Yong-ju,who represented the delegations from the south and north,respectively.
Kim Song-hye is a North Korean politician. As the head of the Secretarial Bureau of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (CPRK),she has taken part in numerous negotiations between North and South Korea. She has participated in talks at the 2000 inter-Korean summit,the 15th and 16th North–South Ministerial Talks in 2005,the 2007 inter-Korean summit,and most notably the inter-Korean working level talks of 2013 where she headed the North Korean delegation.
The United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea is a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) tasked with relations with South Korea. It conducts propaganda operations and espionage and manages front organizations,including the Chongryon.
Choe Hwi is a North Korean politician. He is a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission. Choe's portfolio as the Vice Chairman of the party covers workers' and social organizations affairs. Choe is also an alternate member of the Politburo of the WPK,member of the Central Committee of the WPK,and a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly.
The 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected at the party's 8th Congress on 10 January 2021,and will sit until the convocation of the next party congress. In between party congresses and specially convened conferences the Central Committee is the highest decision-making institution in the WPK and North Korea. The Central Committee is not a permanent institution and delegates day-to-day work to the Presidium,the Politburo,the Secretariat,the Central Military Commission and the Central Auditing Commission. It convenes meetings,known as "Plenary Session of the [term] Central Committee",to discuss major policies. Only full members have the right to vote,but if a full member cannot attend a plenary session,the person's spot is taken over by an alternate. Plenary session can also be attended by non-members,such meetings are known as "Enlarged Plenary Session",to participate in the committee's discussions.
The following is a list of events from the year 2024 in North Korea.
