The move comes about two years and eight months after the website removed the full text of the constitution in March 2024, along with sections believed to contain references to reunification between the two Koreas.
The removal followed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's declaration at a Workers' Party meeting in late 2023 that the two Koreas should no longer be considered members of the same nation but "separate, hostile states." In a speech in January 2024, he also said Seoul should no longer be considered a partner for reconciliation and reunification.
Another notable change in the revised constitution is a new provision defining North Korea's territory as land bordering China and Russia to the north and South Korea to the south, along with the territorial waters and airspace associated with it. The provision explicitly identifies South Korea as a "separate country" but does not specify the exact boundaries.
The constitution also strengthens Kim's power by giving him command over the country’s nuclear forces and allowing him to delegate the authority to use nuclear weapons to the relevant state agency.
The newly unveiled version largely matches the one obtained and released by the Unification Ministry here in May.
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