“This is an inevitable and legitimate measure, in which South Korea is clearly defined as a hostile State, and is due to the serious security circumstances that lead to the brink of war due to political and military provocations,” publishes the North Korean state agency, KCNA
North Korea blows up the out-of-use roads that link it to the South and Seoul responds with gunfire on the border
North Korea confirmed this Thursday some details about its recent constitutional amendment, where it has defined the South as a “hostile State”, in the first modification of its Magna Carta that eliminates references to a possible reunification.
“This is an inevitable and legitimate measure, in which South Korea is clearly defined as a hostile State, and is due to the serious security circumstances that lead to the brink of war due to political and military provocations by hostile forces. ”, published the North Korean state agency, KCNA.
Last week, North Korea concluded a major parliamentary session in which it was scheduled to amend its constitution, but did not reveal any details about the changes then, although it did say the vote had been unanimous.
It was already expected that this amendment would eliminate references to reunification with the South and redefine national borders, as the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, had ordered.
Kim urged to reflect that the South – with whom relations have been non-existent in the last five years – is the main national enemy, eliminate clauses related to reunification and clarify what the country’s territorial limits are, including the disputed western maritime border.
Experts believe that Kim’s willingness to formalize the existence of two clearly differentiated states on the peninsula and unilaterally define the borders of the North is a symptom of the terrible atmosphere that exists in the region.
Pyongyang’s constitutional amendment occurs in a context of a new rise in tensions with Seoul, after the Second Army fired shots south of the border with the North on Tuesday in response to the detonations used by it to destroy sections of roads. in its territory that connects both countries.
The detonations occurred in northern sections of the Gyeongui and Donghae corridors and after Pyongyang announced last week that it was going to cut off all transportation routes to the neighboring country.
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