2005 in North Korea
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The following lists events that happened during 2005 in North Korea.
Incumbents
Events
February
- February 22 – North Korea hints that it may be willing to return to nuclear negotiations under unspecified conditions.[1]
April
- April 22 – Rumors abound that a nuclear test by North Korea may be imminent, and that the United States is urging the People's Republic of China to pressure North Korea not to do so.[2]
May
- May 16 – The United Nations World Food Program states that North Korea is in dire need of food aid.[3]
July
- July 25 – Bilateral negotiations have resumed between the US and North Korea.[4]
September
- September 20 – North Korea announces that its offer to end its nuclear arms program is dependent on it being allowed to build a civilian nuclear reactor.[5]
Deaths
- October 22 – Yon Hyong-muk, 7th Premier of North Korea (b. 1931).[6]
References
- ↑ "N Korea hints at return to talks". 22 February 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Signs Stir Concern North Korea Might Test Nuclear Bomb". The Washington Post. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "N Korea 'in urgent need of food'". 16 May 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Mood upbeat at North Korea talks". 26 July 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "N Korea accord hits first hurdle". 20 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Kim Jong-il aide Yon dies at 73". BBC. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
Further reading
- Woo, Meredith Jung-en (2006). "North Korea in 2005: Maximizing Profit to Save Socialism". Asian Survey. 46 (1): 49–55. doi:10.1525/as.2006.46.1.49. ISSN 0004-4687.