Kim Jong-un Calls Unuseful Reconciliation Efforts, North Korea Accused Of Dissolution Of Inter-Korean Affairs Institutions

Kim Jong-un (Yonhap via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - After North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that there was no point in seeking reconciliation and unification with South Korea, North Korea began discussions on the dissolution of institutions responsible for inter-Korean relations.

Quoted from Yonhap, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui led discussions with relevant officials, including Ri Son-gwon, head of the North United Front (UFD) Department in charge of relations with South Korea, according to the North Korean News Headquarters (KCNA).

"Choe held a consulatative meeting with relevant officials on January 1 to carry out his comprehensive duties... to dissolve and reform institutions responsible for matters relating to the South and the struggle against the enemy and change the basic principles and orientation of the struggle," KCNA said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 1.

At the end of last week's important Labor Party meeting, Kim stressed the need to take steps to "adjust and reform" organizations responsible for inter-Korean affairs, including UFD, and to "substantially change the principles and orientation of the struggle."

Kim also defines inter-Korean relations as "two hostile countries" and calls for increased preparations for "emphasizing the entire South Korean region," and says that calling South Korea a reconciliation and reunification partner is a mistake.