North Korea posts amended constitution dropping goal of reunification with South Korea

North Korea posted a revised constitution online on Wednesday that drops all references to reunification with South Korea, UPI reported. The new text officially defines the southern neighbor as a separate country. [1]

According to UPI, the updated document was published on the official North Korean propaganda website Naenara. The site identifies the text as amended during a session of the country's legislature on March 23. The text aligns closely with a revised constitution that South Korea's Unification Ministry obtained and released in May. [1]

Officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea covers the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Established in 1948, the country has been led continuously by the Kim family as a totalitarian single-party state. In late 2024, North Korea labeled South Korea a hostile state after abandoning its goal of peaceful reunification. [8][9]

Separately, NK News reported that the Czech Republic has appointed Karel Šrol as its new ambassador to North Korea. He assumed the post in October, ending a suspension of Czech embassy operations in Pyongyang that lasted more than five years after beginning during the pandemic. [3]