The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-unhas asked to review the Constitution to define South Korea as “hostile country number one“, in what represents a new example of the deep strategic and diplomatic turn for which it seems to be opting North Korea.
On the first day of the current session of the Supreme People’s Assembly (Parliament) held on Monday, Kim launched a long speech in which he considered that the policies of Washingtonsupported by Seoul, to destroy their country do not allow any room for maneuver other than preparing for a war, the KCNA agency reported today.
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In line with the messages that Kim has made public in recent weeks, the North Korean leader assured that it should also be made clear in the Magna Carta that it does not fit “reconciliation or reunification“with the South and that in case of war”It is important to consider the issue of completely occupying, suppressing and reclaiming the Republic of Korea (official name of the South)”.
“Today the Supreme People’s Assembly ends almost 80 years of North-South relations and legislates our new policy for the South“, cried the North Korean marshal, indicating a fundamental change in diplomatic matters that several analysts have warned about after the failure of the summit on denuclearization of Hanoi of 2019 or the progressive approach of Pyongyang to Beijing and Moscow.
Kim also said that “the growing military collusion between Japan and the Republic of Korea is seriously damaging our national security” and urged all government agencies “at all levels“to establish”comprehensive measures for immediate transition to a war regime in case of emergency” already “make thorough material preparations for national resistance”.
The leader pointed out that the Government will immediately implement the decision, announced over the weekend, to dissolve all civil exchange organizations with the South established over the last five decades to achieve a rapprochement between both neighbors, technically. still at war since the conflict that confronted them (1950-53) was closed only with a ceasefire.
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Added to the harsh language used by Kim was his proposal to destroy symbols or effigies that defend the idea of peaceful reunification, something not seen so far during his mandate.
Specifically, he advocated “for physically cutting off“the ways of the old Gyeongui Line railway – which linked both halves of the peninsula – until leaving them “at an irreparable level” or demolish the so-called Reunification Arch, a huge monument that is located at the gates of Pyongyang when you enter the city driving from the south.