North Korea Revises Constitution to Remove Reunification Clause and Add Territorial Language
The revision codifies Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the Koreas as separate states and places nuclear command authority in his hands.
- North Korea has revised its constitution, removing reunification references and codifying leader Kim Jong-un's "two hostile states" doctrine, according to documents reviewed on Wednesday.
- Kim labeled South Korea the "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" in January 2024, pursuing a more hostile policy while rebuffing repeated dialogue overtures from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
- Article two now defines North Korea's territory, while a separate defense clause designates the country a "responsible nuclear weapons state," placing nuclear command under the State Affairs Commission chairman.
- Seoul National University professor Lee Jung-chul briefed the Unification Ministry on Wednesday, suggesting the omission of specific borders aims to avoid immediate friction between the two Koreas.
- Pyongyang has increasingly aligned with Russia, sending troops and artillery to support the war in Ukraine, while maintaining its "most hostile" stance toward South Korea in recent years.
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In a new constitutional definition of North Korean territory, there is no longer any mention of, for example, "the northern half" of the island.
In March, the North Korean leader called South Korea the "most hostile enemy state," despite calls from the South Korean president to resume dialogue. Source link: https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/05/06/la-coree-du-nord-abandonne-toute-reference-a-la-reunification-avec-la-coree-du-sud-dans-sa-constitution-et-confirme-une-ligne-plus-hostile-envers-seoul_6686012_3210.html Author: Publish date: 2026-05-06 07:20:00 Copyright for syn…
North Korea amends constitution to drop reunification and declare separate state status
North Korea has revised its constitution to remove references to reunification with South Korea and instead define its territory as separate, bordering the Republic of Korea to the south and neighbouring countries to the north. The change reflects leader Kim Jong Un’s long stated position that the two Koreas should be treated as distinct and […] The post North Korea amends constitution to drop reunification and declare separate state status appe…
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