1.10

North Korea secedes from the NPT

1.21-24

9th South and North Korea ministerial-level talks (Seoul)

1.18-21

Vice minister Losyukov of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs visits North Korea.

1.27-29

Lim Dong Won (Special Envoy) visits North Korea.

2.18

North Korea threatens to withdraw from the Korean War armistice.

2.24

North Korea tests missile.

2.25

President Roh Moo Hyun declares “Policy of Peace & Prosperity”

2.26

North Korea begins reactivating its 5MW nuclear reactor.

3.5

North Korea threatens to withdraw from the Korean War armistice.

3.26-31

Yoon Young Kwan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, visits the United States and Japan.

3.30-4.3

Rah Jong Il, the National Security Advisor, visits Russia and China.

4.10-12

Yoon Young Kwan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, visits China.

4.23-25

United States · China · North Korea hold the three party talks in Beijing. /

An unofficial head of delegation meeting between United States · North Korea is also held (April 23).

4.27-29

10th South and North Korea ministerial-level talks (Pyongyang).

5.11-13

President Roh Moo Hyun visits the United States.

6.1

President Bush suggests the PSI (Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation Security Initiative).

6.6-9

President Roh Moo Hyun visits Japan.

7.7-10

President Roh Moo Hyun visits China.

7.9-12

11th South and North Korea ministerial-level talks (Seoul)

8.1

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade accepts North Korea’s proposal for multilateral talks.

8.13-14

Unofficial consultation between South Korea · China · North Korea

8.27-29

The 1st Six-Party Talks

10.14-17

12^th South and North Korea ministerial-level talks (Pyongyang)

10.17-18

11^th APEC ministerial talks between South Korea and Japan

11^th APEC ministerial talks between South Korea and China

10.20-21

11^th APEC Summit in Bangkok

11.3-4

Unofficial KEDO conference led to the agreement to suspend a light-water reactor for one year

12.17-20

Talks between South and North Korea