1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
East Asia
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1912- 1994
March 12, 1981
The Soviet Union continues talks with the DPRK regarding economic issues. The Soviet Union extends North Korea's credit, yet continues to defer the construction of the repeatedly requested power plant. Sino-Korean relations are also criticized.
April 30, 1981
A North Korean delegations visits technical universities and colleges in Czechoslovakia and the GDR. North Korea urgently seeks to send post-graduate students and trainees to study in fields related to nuclear physics, laser technology, etc.
March 7, 1983
The DPRK asks Hungary to train Korean experts on the operation and management of a nuclear power plant.
April 6, 1983
Hungary politely defers North Korea's request for training on a nuclear power plant to the Soviets.
March 9, 1985
The Soviet Union and DPRK enter negotiations to build a nuclear power plant, and "practically reach a preliminary agreement." North Korea views the construction as being a means of increasing economic and political prestige.
May 30, 1988
Negotiations continue at the Soviet-Korean Intergovernmental Economic, Technical, and Scientific Commission on the construction of a nuclear power plant in North Korea. No agreement is reached on selecting a construction site.
April 16, 1968
Excerpt from Hungarian report on the DPRK's efforts to relieve their growing energy problems.
June 25, 1976
Soviet-Korean relations deteriorate, as Korea falls behind in commercial deliveries and the Soviet Union declines to deliver a nuclear power plant.
March 4, 1953
Detailed report from Minister Károly Pásztor on his meeting with Kim Il Sung on 17 February 1953.
June 28, 1955
Report from Pál Szarvas, Hungarian Ambassador to the DPRK, describing a meeting he had with Kim Il Sung on 24 June 1955. Topics they talked about included Hungarian experts in the DPRK, the economic situation in the DPRK and factionalism within the North Korean CC.
