North Korea Hints at 'Hostile Nation Constitutional Amendment'... Government "Strongly Condemns"

"Anti-unification Acts Betraying the Aspirations of North Korean Residents"

The government strongly condemned North Korea's implication of a constitutional amendment that defines the South as an 'enemy state,' calling it an anti-unification and anti-national act. North Korea is focusing on inciting hostility toward the South among its residents by publicly revealing the demolition of inter-Korean connecting roads. This is interpreted as a strategic move to realize the 'two-state theory.'

An official from the Ministry of Unification said on the 17th, "North Korea mentioned the possibility of a constitutional amendment through a report by the Korean Central News Agency today, stating that 'in accordance with the requirements of the constitution, the Republic of Korea is strictly regulated as an enemy state.' This is an anti-unification and anti-national act that betrays the aspirations of our people and North Korean residents for unification."

Ministry of Unification. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

The official added, "The government strongly condemns this and will respond firmly to any provocations by North Korea. We will also steadily implement follow-up measures to the August 15 unification doctrine and continue efforts to achieve peaceful unification based on the free democratic order in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Korea without wavering."

On the same day, North Korea announced the demolition of the inter-Korean connecting roads of the Gyeongui and Donghae lines through domestic and international media, describing it as "a requirement of the republic's constitution that strictly regulates the Republic of Korea as an enemy state." This content was published not only by the Korean Central News Agency but also on the front page of the Rodong Sinmun, which is read by residents. Three photos showing the demolition scenes were also released.

Since the end of last year, Chairman Kim Jong-un has advocated the 'two-state theory.' Although there was an instruction to amend the constitution accordingly, the Supreme People's Assembly held on the 7th and 8th did not disclose whether the amendment was made. The report on this day did not explicitly mention a 'constitutional amendment' either. Instead, it indirectly implied that such an amendment had been made by stating that the constitution defines the South as an enemy state. The Ministry of Unification evaluates North Korea's announcement as an 'implication of constitutional amendment' but plans to observe without making premature judgments on whether new territorial provisions such as border lines have been added.

Report on the demolition of the inter-Korean connecting road, published at the bottom of the front page of the North Korean Rodong Sinmun on the 17th.

North Korea has never once explained the rationale for 'abolishing unification.' The inability to disclose new territorial provisions seems to stem from this dilemma. For now, it appears that North Korea intends to secure internal persuasiveness by claiming that South Korea and the United States are creating a crisis and by gradually realizing this after a prior severance.

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