Pyongyang Labor News / News1
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized the need for a constitutional amendment to reflect the importance of complete occupation in the event of war in South Korea. This declaration was made during a state-of-the-nation address at the Supreme People’s Assembly held in Pyongyang, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
Kim highlighted the necessity of amending the constitution’s territorial clause to emphasize South Korea as the primary hostile country, an unwavering adversary. He asserted that in the event of war, the constitution should explicitly address the objective of completely occupying, pacifying, and recovering South Korea and integrating it into the Republic’s territory.
Additionally, Kim stressed the importance of bolstering education and cultural initiatives to view South Korea as the foremost hostile nation. He stated, “South Korea holds a paradoxical misconception that it is a partner in reconciliation and unification, as well as a fellow countryman. We must eliminate this misconception and strictly regulate it as a foreign entity and the most hostile country. Precise legal measures are needed to define the boundaries of sovereign exercise.”
Furthermore, Kim called for removing terms like “peaceful unification” and “national unity” from the constitution and indicated that the issue of constitutional amendment should be discussed during the upcoming Supreme People’s Assembly session.
During the same meeting, several pro-South organizations were dissolved, including the National Peace and Unification Committee, the National Economic Cooperation Bureau, and the Geumgangsan International Tourism Bureau. The Korean Central News Agency reported, “We have decided to dismantle these organizations established for inter-Korean dialogue, negotiation, and cooperation. The cabinet and related agencies will formulate practical measures to implement this decision.”
It also asserted that unification with South Korea, which has pursued ‘absorption unification’ and ‘system unification’ policies contrary to North Korea’s unification approach based on one nation, one state, and two systems, was unattainable. The agency stated, “Regarding South Korea as a counterpart for reconciliation and unification is a grave historical error.”
Moreover, Kim remarked on the impossibility of pursuing national revival and unification with South Korean counterparts, citing their intensifying sense of confrontation and daily worsening arrogance. He explained that the dissolution of organizations established for peaceful unification, after reassessing North-South relations and unification policies, was an inevitable step that must be confronted and overcome.
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