North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Defines South Korea as the Most Hostile Country

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Source: KCNA)

JAKARTA - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said it was time to define South Korea as the "most hostile" country towards Pyongyang, government media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

Leader Kim also accused Seoul of inciting confrontation and arms buildup, while urging to increase his country's military capabilities for self-defense and preventing nuclear war, state media said.

He made the comments while visiting an ammunition factory earlier this week, according to KCNA, as reported by Reuters, January 10.

Leader Kim also called the worsening relations between the two Koreas a "new phase of change" and an "unavoidable reality."

"We will not unilaterally carry out major actions with overwhelming force on the Korean Peninsula, but we also have no intention of avoiding war," said Leader Kim.

In his remarks at a year-end party meeting last month, Leader Kim also said peaceful reunification was impossible, adding that the government would make "decisive policy changes" in relations with the Ginseng Country.

It is known that the exchange of accusations between North Korea and South Korea is increasing, as relations between the two countries have become tense in recent years.

The accusations are not only regarding the security of each country, but are also related to the supply of weapons to Russia and Hamas from North Korea, to South Korea's military cooperation with the United States.

Yesterday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said North Korean weapons were used by the Hamas militant group in the war with Israel in Gaza, after confirmation by Seoul's spy agency.