North Korean TV documentary underscores prospects for improved DPRK-U.S. ties



Analysis North Korean TV documentary underscores prospects for improved DPRK-U.S. ties Building on state media, KCTV hailed Sunday's "historic" summit Rachel Minyoung Lee July 2, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV Less than 24 hours after Kim Jong Un’s meeting with Trump in Panmunjom on June 30, North Korean state-run Pyongyang Korean Central Television (KCTV) at 1500 KST on July 1 aired a 16-minute documentary on this event. The program, entitled, “Respected and Beloved Supreme Leader Comrade Kim Jong Un Had a Historic Meeting with Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, in Panmunjom — June 30, Juche 108 (2019),” was repeated three more times in the evening at the top of every news hour. Similarly, KCTV carried an eight-minute documentary on Kim’s second summit with South Korean President Moon Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats 08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine 09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads 10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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North Korean TV documentary underscores prospects for improved DPRK-U.S. ties

Building on state media, KCTV hailed Sunday's "historic" summit

Rachel Minyoung Lee July 2, 2019

North Korean TV documentary underscores prospects for improved DPRK-U.S. ties

KCTV

Less than 24 hours after Kim Jong Un’s meeting with Trump in Panmunjom on June 30, North Korean state-run Pyongyang Korean Central Television (KCTV) at 1500 KST on July 1 aired a 16-minute documentary on this event.

The program, entitled, “Respected and Beloved Supreme Leader Comrade Kim Jong Un Had a Historic Meeting with Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, in Panmunjom — June 30, Juche 108 (2019),” was repeated three more times in the evening at the top of every news hour.

Similarly, KCTV carried an eight-minute documentary on Kim’s second summit with South Korean President Moon

01New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
02How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
03What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won
04What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia
05If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy
06North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses
07The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats
08What North Korea stands to gain by sending troops to fight in Ukraine
09Satellite imagery shows DPRK laid explosives at edge of MDL to destroy roads
10Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

North Korean TV documentary underscores prospects for improved DPRK-U.S. ties

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