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North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with Southern counterpart
Updated On: 16 January, 2024 07:01 AM IST | Seoul | AP
The Supreme People`s Assembly said in a statement that the two Koreas were now locked in an "acute confrontation" and that it would be a serious mistake for the North to regard the South as a partner in diplomacy
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North Korea has abolished key government organisations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said on Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival. North Korea`s official Korean Central News Agency said the decision to abolish the agencies handling dialogue and cooperation with the South was made during a meeting of the country`s rubber-stamp parliament on Monday. The Supreme People`s Assembly said in a statement that the two Koreas were now locked in an "acute confrontation" and that it would be a serious mistake for the North to regard the South as a partner in diplomacy.
"The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country, the National Economic Cooperation Bureau and the (Mount Kumgang) International Tourism Administration, tools which existed for (North-South) dialogue, negotiations and cooperation, are abolished," the assembly said, adding that the North`s government will take "practical measures" to implement the decision. During a speech at the assembly, Kim blamed South Korea and the US for raising tensions in the region. He said it has become impossible for the North to pursue reconciliation and a peaceful reunification with the South. He called for the assembly to rewrite the North`s Constitution in its next meeting to define South Korea as the North`s "No 1 hostile country", KCNA said.
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