On Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged a change in the country's constitution to officially designate South Korea as "the most hostile state," as reported by state media KCNA on Tuesday. This move follows the dismantling of agencies overseeing cooperation and reunification with the South. During a speech at the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliamentary body, Kim issued several remarks, including a warning that he had no intention of avoiding war if it were to occur.
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00:00 On Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged a change in the country's constitution
00:07 to officially designate South Korea as the most hostile state, as reported by state media
00:12 KCNA on Tuesday.
00:14 This move follows the dismantling of agencies overseeing cooperation and reunification with
00:19 the South.
00:20 During a speech at the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliamentary body,
00:24 Kim issued several remarks, including a warning that he had no intention of avoiding war if
00:29 it were to occur.
00:31 According to KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for the formulation of
00:35 new legal measures to officially designate South Korea as the most hostile state.
00:40 Additionally, Kim is pushing for constitutional changes that would grant the North the authority
00:44 to occupy Seoul in the event of war.
00:47 In my opinion, we can specify in our constitution the issue of completely occupying, subjugating
00:53 and reclaiming the ROK, that is, Republic of Korea, and annex it as a part of the territory
00:58 of our republic in case a war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, said the North Korean
01:03 leader.
01:04 He also went on to threaten South Korea with war if even 0.001 mm of the North's territory
01:10 is violated.
01:11 "If the Republic of Korea violates even 0.001 mm of our territorial land, air and waters,
01:17 it will be considered a war provocation.
01:20 We don't want war, but we have no intention of avoiding it," said Kim, as quoted by KCNA.
01:26 In a strongly worded speech, Kim Jong-un declared the abandonment of efforts for reconciliation
01:30 with South Korea following the dismantling of agencies overseeing cooperation and reunification.
01:36 Three organizations dealing with unification and inter-Korean terrorism were reportedly
01:40 shut down.
01:41 Kim expressed the belief that unification with the South was no longer viable, accusing
01:45 South Korea of aiming for the collapse of his regime and unification through absorption.
01:49 Additionally, Pyongyang stated its refusal to recognize the de facto maritime border,
01:54 the northern limit line between the two countries.
01:57 Kim Jong-un has vowed to remove a massive monument in Pyongyang built by his father
02:02 to symbolize the potential reunification of the Korean peninsula, calling it an "I-Sol."
02:07 Kim proposes amending the constitution to teach North Koreans that South Korea is their
02:11 primary foe and invariable principal enemy.
02:14 In response to Kim's threats, South Korean President Yun Suk-hyeol asserted that any
02:19 North Korean provocation would be met with a response multiple times stronger.
02:24 Yun emphasized the military's overwhelming response capabilities and labeled Kim's rejection
02:28 of the northern limit line as a politically provocative act.
02:32 This comes after North Korea fired around 200 artillery rounds near the disputed maritime
02:36 border earlier this month.
02:37 [Outro]