North Korea to hold parliamentary meeting to amend country's constitution

By Kim Soo-yeon, 17 September
Flag of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (photo credit: Chickenonline via pixabay)
Flag of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (photo credit: Chickenonline via pixabay)
North Korea will hold a key parliamentary meeting next month to mainly amend the country's constitution, state media reported Monday, after its leader Kim Jong-un called for the constitutional revision to define South Korea as its primary foe. The 11th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will be convened in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). In an SPA meeting in January, the North's leader called for revising the constitution to define South Korea as its "invariable principal enemy" and codify the commitment to "completely occupying" the South Korean territory in the event of war. Kim issued an order to review the constitutional revision in a way that removes unification-related clauses and newly stipulates the country's territorial boundaries, including the maritime border.
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