| AA |
Armistice Agreement signed on 27 July 1953 (DPRK-UN Command) |
| AF |
Agreed Framework signed on 21 October 1994 (DPRK-US) |
| CFC |
Combined Forces Command (US-South Korea) |
| CPEEC |
Committee for the Promotion of External Economic Cooperation (DPRK) |
| CTBT |
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996) waiting for ratifications to
enter into force |
| CVID |
Complete, Verifiable, and Irreversible Dismantlement |
| Chongryon |
Pro-Pyongyang association of Korean residents in Japan |
| DMZ |
Demilitarised
Zone (between North and South Korea) |
| DPRK |
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (North Korea) |
| ECHO |
European Commission Humanitarian Office (EU) |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) |
| FDRC |
Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee (DPRK) |
| FE |
Foal Eagle (US-ROK annual war games) |
| GBCIO |
General Bureau for Cooperation with International Organisations
(DPRK) |
| IAEA |
International
Atomic Energy Agency (UN) |
| KAPPC |
Korean Asia-Pacific Peace Committee 'Athae' (DPRK) |
| KCBS |
Korean Central
Broadcasting Station (DPRK) |
| KCF |
Korean Christian Federation (DPRK) |
| KCNA |
Korean Central
News Agency (DPRK) |
| KEDO |
Korean Peninsula
Energy Development Organisation |
| KEELA |
Korea External Economic Law Association (DPRK) |
| KIEC |
Korea International Exhibition Corporation (DPRK) |
| KOMT |
Committee for the Promotion of International Trade (DPRK) |
| KOTRA |
Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (South Korea) |
| KPA |
Korean People's Army (DPRK) |
| KWP |
Korean Workers' Party (DPRK) |
| MDL |
Military Demarcation Line (between North and South Korea) |
| NDC |
National Defence
Commission (DPRK) |
| NDFSK |
National Democratic Front of South Korea (pro-DPRK) |
| NIS |
National Intelligence Service (ROK) |
| NLL |
Northern Limit
Line, the maritime boundary between ROK and DPRK in the Yellow Sea |
| NPT |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (IAEA) |
| OCHA |
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) |
| PCC |
Pyongyang Chamber of Commerce (DPRK) |
| PDS |
Public Distribution System (DPRK) |
| PIINTEC |
Pyongyang International Information Center for New Technology and
Economy (DPRK NGO) |
| PRC |
People's Republic of China (mainland China) |
| ROK |
Republic of Korea
(South Korea) |
| RSOI |
Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration (US-ROK annual
war games) |
| Songun |
DPRK's army-first policy promoting national defence as the state
priority |
| SPA |
Supreme People's Assembly (DPRK) |
| SPC |
State Planning Commission (DPRK) |
| TCOG |
Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group (ROK, Japan, US) |
| TKR |
Trans-Korean Railway |
| TSR |
Trans-Siberian Railway |
| UNC |
United Nations Command (led by US) |
| WFP |
World Food Programme (UN) |
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