North Korea Bans Its Citizens From Naming Their Children With The Meaning Of Unification

JAKARTA - North Korea ordered its citizens not to use words meaning "unification" or "Korea unite" to name their children, as repressive regimes are stepping up efforts to remove unification instructions.

According to South Korea's Unification Ministry, North Korea recently banned children from naming children the words "Tongil, Hana, and Hankook", which in Korean each means unification, one, and the Republic of Korea.

This move is part of North Korea's efforts to remove instructions for unification after its leader, Kim Jong Un, defined inter-Korean relations as "between two hostile countries" at year-end party meetings.

Reported by ANTARA, Thursday, May 30, Kim said he saw no point in seeking unification with South Korea and ordering officials to dissolve state institutions responsible for inter-Korean affairs.

North Korea removed the geography section of its foreign ministry site because it stated that Korea is a maritime country whose three sides are surrounded by the sea.

The country also abolished books with reference unification placed on North Korean foreign diplomatic missions, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

Meanwhile, the ministry said North Korea is expected to discuss economic achievements, ways to improve political ideology, and organizational problems in the plenary meeting of the ruling Korean Workers Party (WPK) which is scheduled for late June.

"There is a possibility for North Korea to hold an important session of the Highest People's Assembly (SPA) as soon as the WPK plenary meeting," said a ministry official.

Kementerian Unifikasi mengatakan pada Maret bahwa Korut mungkin membatalkan perjanjian dasar inter-Korean yang ditandatangani pada 1991 pada pertemuan parlemen berikutnya.

North Korea is also expected to revise the constitution to define South Korea as a major enemy, as previously instructed by Kim Jong Un, and can clarify its territorial boundaries, including maritime borders.