North Korea has formally removed the clause on "peaceful reunification" with South Korea from the charter of the ruling Workers' Party. The full text of the updated document was first published by South Korea's Institute for National Security Strategy.

The new edition also eliminates references to the "united front," South Korea, and "great national unity." These changes solidify Pyongyang's proclaimed approach that views North and South Korea as two separate states.

Simultaneously, the charter strengthens the powers of party General Secretary Kim Jong-un and reduces ideological formulations dedicated to the achievements of his predecessors, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il.

Pyongyang had already begun consolidating its shift away from the previous model of relations with Seoul earlier. In the updated Constitution of the DPRK, South Korea was already designated as a separate neighboring state, and the idea of unifying the peninsula was removed from the fundamental law.

Earlier reports indicated that the DPRK had completed a constitutional reform, officially abandoning the goal of reunification with South Korea and granting new powers to Kim Jong-un.

Source: podrobno.uz