Editing Foreign relations of Myanmar (section)

====The assassination attempt in 1983====
The bilateral relationship with North Korea dramatically collapsed in 1983, after Pyongyang allegedly sent three agents to Yangon to assassinate South Korean President [[Chun Doo Hwan]], who was making a state visit to Burma. Due to a last minute, unannounced change to his schedule, Chun survived [[Rangoon bombing|the massive bomb attack]] at the [[Martyrs' Mausoleum]], but 17 South Korean and four Burmese officials, including four Korean Cabinet ministers, were killed. Forty-six others were injured.<ref>The Bomb Attack at the Martyr’s Mausoleum in Rangoon: Report on the Findings by the Enquiry Committee and the Measures taken by the Burmese Government</ref>

There was probably at least one bilateral agreement as early as 2000, but the relationship seemed to reach a major turning point around 2003. In July that year, it was reported that between 15 and 20 North Korean technicians were working at the Monkey Point naval base in Yangon.<ref>'North Koreans return to Burma', Far Eastern Economic Review, 10 July 2003, p. 8.</ref> A UN report released on 1 February 2018 cited North Korean ballistic missile transfers to the Myanmar army.<ref>AFP news Agency. (3 February 2018). "North Korea arming Syria, Myanmar: UN report." [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/north-korea-arming-syria-myanmar-report-180203064444145.html Al Jazeera website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203213942/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/north-korea-arming-syria-myanmar-report-180203064444145.html |date=3 February 2018 }} Retrieved 3 February 2018.</ref>