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North Korea states South Korea is 'hostile state' under constitution

North Korea has designated South Korea a hostile state, its state media said on Thursday, validating that its nationwide assembly had actually amended the nation's constitution in line with their leader's vow to drop unification as a national objective.

The North's KCNA news agency reported roadway and rail links with South Korea were now completely obstructed off after blasting big sections of them on Tuesday as genuine action taken versus a hostile state as specified by its constitution.

Sixty-metre (66-yard) long areas of the roadway and railway on its side of the border that had actually been laid as crossings were now totally obstructed as part of a phased complete separation of its area from the South, it stated.

This is an inevitable and genuine step taken in keeping with the requirement of the DPRK Constitution which clearly specifies the ROK as a hostile state, KCNA said, using South Korea's main name, the Republic of Korea.

South Korea has said its policy was to continue to pursue nationwide marriage however respond with force if North Korea installs any aggression.

North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly held a plenary session over 2 days recently where it had actually been expected to change the constitution to officially show leader Kim Jong Un's statement South Korea was a different nation and a main opponent.

State media had actually not reported on such a move, drawing speculation whether the change to the constitution had actually been held off.

Pyongyang said recently it would cut off the inter-Korean roadways and trains completely and even more strengthen the areas on its side of the border as part of its push for a two-state system ditching its longstanding goal of marriage.

(source: Reuters)