North Korea's Kim Jong Un says South is a foreign and hostile country

18/10/2024 6:08

        North Korean leader Kim Jong
        Un said South Korea is a foreign and hostile country, state
        media KCNA said on Friday.
        
        The remarks come a day after KCNA said North Korea's
        national assembly amended the constitution to designate South
        Korea a "hostile state", in line with Kim's vow to drop
        unification of the two Koreas as a national goal.
        
        Kim also said the changed nature of the South Korea/U.S.
        alliance, and their different, more developed military maneuvers
        highlight the importance of a stronger North Korean nuclear
        deterrent.
        
        As for North Korea's military blasting road and rail links
        with South Korea this week, Kim said it means "not only the
        physical closure but also the end of the evil relationship with
        Seoul" as well as "the complete removal of the useless awareness
        about fellow countrymen and unreasonable idea of reunification."
        
        Pyongyang had said last week it would cut off inter-Korean
        paths entirely and further fortify the areas on its side of the
        border as part of its push for a "two-state" system scrapping
        its longstanding goal of unification.
        
        Kim made the remarks while inspecting the headquarters of
        the 2nd Corps of North Korean army on Thursday, KCNA said.