North Korea amends constitution to drop goal of reunification

Revised texts scrub references to original doctrine while defining country’s borders

North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution

North Korea has rewritten its constitution to erase any goal of reunification with the South. The move locks in Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un's shift toward treating Seoul as a permanent adversary.

North Korea revises constitution, drops references to reunification with South Korea

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By TOI World Desk

North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula

The revision marks the first time North Korea has added a territorial clause to its constitution.

North Korea’s revised constitution reflects ‘two hostile states’ doctrine

North Korea has removed references to unification and ethnic unity from its revised constitution and, in line with its “two hostile states” doctrine, now defines only the North Korean region as its territory, an expert said at a press conference held Wednesday at the Unification Ministry in Seoul. Lee Jung-chul, a North Korea expert and political science and international relations professor at Seoul National University, noted that terms associated with reunification and ethnic nationalism — inc

By The Korea Herald

North Korea drops references to unification from constitution

The revision codifies leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.