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North Korea's Kim Jong-un abandons unification goal with South

Jan 17, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], January 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said unification with the South is no longer possible, and that the constitution should be changed to designate it the "principal enemy".
Kim also said three organisations dealing with reunification would shut down, state media KCNA reported.
South Korea's president said it would respond "multiple times stronger" to any provocation from the North.
The two Koreas have been divided since the Korean War ended in 1953. They did not sign a peace treaty and therefore have remained technically still at war ever since.
In a speech delivered at the Supreme People's Assembly - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament - Mr Kim said that the constitution should be amended to educate North Koreans that South Korea is a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy".
He also said that if a war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, the country's constitution should reflect the issue of "occupying", "recapturing" and "incorporating" the South into its territory. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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