North Korea has defined South Korea as an “enemy state” for the first time in its recently amended constitution. North Korea has confirmed this.
North Korea’s parliament met for two days last week to make changes to the country’s constitution, but state media did not immediately provide further details about the session.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in January called for changes to the constitution to declare South Korea the country’s main enemy, ending the goal of peaceful Korean unification and defining North Korea’s sovereignty and territory.
Recently, North Korea has dismantled road and rail links that are no longer in use and which once connected North Korea to South Korea. Regarding the demolition, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday that the constitution clearly defines South Korea as an enemy state. KCNA did not provide any further details about the constitutional change.
