North Korea: South now a 'hostile' state

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 18, 2024 12:13 am

(UPDATE) SEOUL — North Korea said on Thursday that its constitution now defined South Korea as a 'hostile' state, the first time Pyongyang has confirmed legal changes called for by leader Kim Jong Un earlier this year.

Relations between the two Koreas have deteriorated since Kim in January defined Seoul as his country's 'principal enemy' and said the North was no longer interested in reunification.

ROAD TO PERDITION This picture taken on Oct. 15, 2024, but released two days later, shows an explosion, apparently on a road connecting to South Korea, at an unconfirmed location in North Korea. PHOTO FROM KCNA VIA KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AFP

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