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North Korean officials in Sariwon attended a lecture on a constitutional amendment officially designating South Korea as a hostile state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a source in North Hwanghae province recently, the Sariwon Legal Department organized the session for managers and officials of the rank of section chief and above on Oct. 18.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The lecture was held in a solemn atmosphere because of the seriousness of the issues discussed. The constitutional amendment is a significant escalation of North Korea’s already hostile attitude toward South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lecture focused on how the constitutional amendment explicitly defines South Korea as an enemy state and definitively addresses the territorial issue by drawing a physically barricaded border, just like North Korea’s borders with China and Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lecture emphasized the importance and significance of considering all borders with South Korea as part of the “southern border” and stressed the need for all officials to have a clear understanding of the southern border.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lecture instructed officials to cultivate a deep understanding of the meaning of the constitutional amendment and properly educate party members and workers in each organization about the spirit of the constitution. The lecture also reportedly provided concrete guidance on education methods.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The people who attended the lecture were all officials who are fully prepared and equipped on the political and ideological level, but they seemed to be quite perplexed by the subject of the lecture. At other lectures, members would discuss the issues raised and eagerly express their opinions. But no one spoke up during this lecture, and a gloomy mood prevailed throughout,” the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Some of the material from this lecture will be used for class-consciousness education in schools and for the general public. The main aim of the education is to spread awareness about the new constitutional amendment defining South Korea as an enemy state and the southern border.”<\/span><\/p>\n

After the lecture, Sariwon officials discussed practical ways to conduct class-consciousness education programs for citizens, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Oct. 17 that two days earlier, on Oct. 15, workers blew up inter-Korean road and rail links on the Seoul-Uiju and east coast corridors. “This is an inevitable and legitimate measure taken in accordance with the requirement of the Constitution of the DPRK, which clearly defines the ROK as an enemy state, and due to the grave security situation that has reached the unpredictable brink of war as a result of the grave political and military provocations of the hostile forces,” the KCNA said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In its 11th session on Oct. 7-8, North Korea’s 14th Supreme People’s Assembly amended parts of the constitution. But North Korean reports of the meeting did not specify which parts were changed or how they were changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea’s recent moves to sever inter-Korean relations and related news reports suggest that the North’s revised constitution now defines South Korea as an enemy state. This leads some to conclude that Kim Jong Un’s statements that the two countries are in a hostile relationship have now been codified into law.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily NK works with a network of sources in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. For security reasons, their identities remain anonymous.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please send any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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