North Korea orders to consider South Korea as foreign and hostile country
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (photo: kremlin.ru)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated that South Korea is a foreign and hostile country, as reported by state media in North Korea on Friday, reports Reuters.
These remarks came a day after the national agency reported that North Korea's National Assembly amended the constitution, labeling South Korea as a hostile state, in line with Kim Jong UN's promise to abandon the goal of reunifying the two Koreas.
Kim also stated that the changed nature of the alliance between South Korea and the US, along with their various, more advanced military maneuvers, underscores the importance of a stronger nuclear deterrent from North Korea.
Regarding the North Korean military's destruction of road and rail connections with South Korea this week, Kim remarked that this signifies not only a physical closure but also the end of corrupt relations with Seoul, as well as the complete elimination of futile awareness about compatriots and the irrational idea of reunification.
Korea's conflict
Tensions between North Korea and South Korea escalated last week, with Pyongyang accusing Seoul of drone launches that reached the North Korean capital. North Korea vowed to retaliate and stated that it would prepare all means of attack.
On Sunday, North Korea ordered artillery units near the border with South Korea to be ready to fire, responding to the potential infiltration of South Korean drones into Pyongyang.
Seoul, in turn, reacted strongly to North Korea's threats, warning of a decisive response.
The conflict between North and South Korea intensified following the drone incident. However, according to Volodymyr Fesenko, Chairman of the Board of the Penta Center for Applied Political Studies, there are no signs of preparations for a large-scale war.
