Things familiar, things different: Easter in Pyongyang

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Things familiar, things different Easter in
Pyongyang

• Don Borrie and Tim Beal
• Wellington Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church
  of Aotearoa/New Zealand
• St Mathews Church, Brooklyn
• 20 July 2004

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Overview

• Current situation
• NZ-DPRK Society activities
• Photos of April visit
• discussion

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Current situation

• Clinton
• Bush
• Six party talks

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Clinton

• 93/93 crisis of North Koreas nuclear energy
  programme
• Nuclear power major source of energy in SK, Japan
  necessary for NK too
• US said could be used for weapons
• Threaten US virtual monopoly
• Clinton signed Agreed Framework
• NK suspended nuclear programme in exchange for
  power stations, lifting of sanctions and
  normalisation of relations

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Bush

• Tore up Agreed Framework
• Wants to offer no concessions for NK abandonment
  of nuclear programme
• Wants complete, verifiable and irreversible
  dismantlement BEFORE allowing SK and Japan aid
  and reparations

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Six Party talks

• Brokered by China, supported by SK and Russia
• Three rounds no real progress
• No progress expected before US election

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Result?

• Malnutrition continues
• Electricity shortage severely hampers industry,
  agriculture and peoples livelihood
• Hampers NK economic reforms (Chinagtgtmarket
  economy)
• Nevertheless
• North-South relations continue to improve

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NZ-DPRK Society

• Since mid seventies
• Liaison with NZ and NK governments
• Aid
• bridge building
• Pyongyang Report
• Website at http//www.vuw.ac.nz/caplabtb/dprk/
• Delegations and visits

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Delegations and visits

• July 2001 Hon Graham Kelly
• April 2004
• Don Borrie
• Pyongyang Arts Festival
• Photos
• May 2004
• Rev Stuart Vogel
• Coordinator, Aid and Cooperation

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North Korea in April

• Photos
• Economic reform and marketization
• But some other things as well

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Big billboards for the whistle car, a joint
venture product are noticeable in many parts of
Pyongyang. People now have dreams and
aspirations. A mobile telephone or a trip abroad
top the wish list. Although, many people are
facing even bigger difficulties in coping with
the changes as the cradle-to-grave security fades
away. Kathi Zellweger, Caritas
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