North Korea confirmed on Thursday the details of their recent changes to the constitution, where they say the South is a “hostile country”in the first amendment to his Magna Carta which removed the reference to possible reunification. “This is an inevitable and legitimate step, which clearly states that South Korea is a hostile country, and because of security problems that lead to war due to political and military unrest”, published today North Korean State Agency KCNA.
Last week, North Korea completed a major parliamentary session where it was supposed to amend its constitution, but did not reveal anything about the changes, although it said the vote was unanimous. It is already expected that the amendment will end claims of reunification with the South and reset the country’s borders, as ordered by the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Kim recommended this show The South – whose relations have not been the same for the past five years – is the main enemy of the countryremoving the clauses related to reunification and clarifying the boundaries of the country’s territories, including the controversial border of the western sea.
Experts believe that Kim’s willingness to abandon negotiations, create the existence of two separate countries on the island and define the northern border will make the atmosphere in the region even worse.
Pyongyang’s policy change comes amid a new escalation of tensions with Seoul, after the second military opened fire south of the border with the North on Tuesday in response to an explosion that was used to destroy parts of the road that connects both countries. The explosions occurred in the northern regions of the Gyeongui and Donghae corridors and came after Pyongyang announced last week that it would cut off all transit to the neighboring country.
