2005 in North Korea

The following lists events that happened during 2005 in North Korea.

Incumbents

 * Premier: Pak Pong-ju
 * Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-il

February

 * February 22 - North Korea hints that it may be willing to return to nuclear negotiations under unspecified conditions.

April

 * April 22 - Rumors abound that a nuclear test by North Korea may be imminent, and that the United States is urging the People's Republic of China to pressure North Korea not to do so.

May

 * May 16 - The United Nations World Food Program states that North Korea is in dire need of food aid.

July

 * July 25 - Bilateral negotiations have resumed between the US and North Korea.

September

 * September 20 - North Korea announces that its offer to end its nuclear arms program is dependent on it being allowed to build a civilian nuclear reactor.