Sworn enemy: Kim Jong Un changes the rules
Kim Jong Un has declared South Korea a foreign and hostile country to Pyongyang.
North Korea has amended its constitution to officially label South Korea as a "hostile state," with the North Korean leader vowing to abandon the idea of reunification between the two Asian nations.
Pyongyang claimed that this change was prompted by the strengthened military partnership between South Korea and the United States.
Earlier this week, North Korea symbolically destroyed roads and railways connecting the two neighboring countries while reinforcing its border.
"This is an inevitable and legitimate measure taken in accordance with the DPRK’s constitution, which clearly defines South Korea as a hostile state, due to the severe security conditions leading to the unpredictable brink of war caused by serious political and military provocations from hostile forces," said the state-run KCNA news agency.
Last January, Kim Jong Un had emphasized his decision to stop pursuing reunification with South Korea.
"We do not want war, but we have no intention of avoiding it," he said at the time.
(QG - Source : Reuters / Al Jazeera / Picture: © Pixabay)