NK leader calls S. Korea 'primary foe,' vows to protect country with power
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter, Ju-ae, pose for a group photo during a visit to the North's defense ministry, Feb. 8, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency the following day. Yonhap
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has again called South Korea the North's "primary foe" and vowed to guard the country through power rather than negotiations, state media said Friday.
Kim's remarks came as the North has recently abandoned its decadeslong policy of seeking reunification with the South and called for codifying the commitment to "completely occupying" South Korean territory in the event of war.
"Defining the South Korean puppets as the most harmful primary foe and invariable principal enemy and deciding it as a national policy to occupy their territory in the event of a contingency is a reasonable measure for the eternal safety of our country and the peace and stability of the future," Kim was quoted as saying by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Officials gather for a ceremony marking North Korea's armed forces founding anniversary, Feb. 8, as leader Kim Jong-un pays a visit to the defense ministry, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency the following day. Yonhap
Kim also called for full-fledged combat readiness based on more powerful military as he spoke during a visit to the defense ministry to mark the 76th founding anniversary of the North's Korean People's Army on Thursday, according to the KCNA.
"Peace is not something that should be begged for or gained in exchange for talks," Kim said, adding the North no longer has to go through the "unrealistic ordeal" of engaging in talks and cooperation with the South.
North Korea has been ramping up harsh-worded criticism and military provocations against the South since Kim defined inter-Korean ties as relations between "two states hostile to each other" in a year-end party meeting, saying there was no point in seeking reunification.
Kim was accompanied by his daughter, Ju-ae, who also attended a banquet celebrating the military founding anniversary, the KCNA said. (Yonhap)
- ·The Wonderful World of Christmas Trees
- ·交通银行青岛江西路支行:鲜花送祝福欢庆妇女节
- ·山东培育4家国家广告产业园 经营额近500亿元
- ·交通银行发布手机版“沃德理财顾问” 您的财商指数它来算
- ·Apple Watch bands: 5 favorites to consider as Apple Watch 10 looms
- ·我市2021年城乡居民基本医保参保征缴工作启动
- ·统筹配置教育资源 抱团发展优势互补
- ·招行摩羯智投频获大奖 顶层设计成就百亿级智投
- ·Courting Disaster
- ·中国人保向防汛救灾应急救援人员捐赠保险
- ·招商银行青岛分行参与青岛银行业第二届普惠服务宣传月
- ·打破行政区划 打造全域飞地 大力推进“飞地经济”高质量发展
- ·高温难耐,工会驿站化身“清凉小屋”
- ·山东5年内培养10万名齐鲁工匠 对接十强产业
- ·A股延续红盘 两市成交逼近5000亿元
- ·救灾理赔“有速度”诚信服务“有温度”
- ·13 Astronomical Clocks Connecting Time And Space
- ·如何寻找年味儿,你,准备好了吗?
- ·进来与精良为伍:“进来”平台举办2018商家联盟创享峰会
- ·闈掑矝娴峰叧鏈嶅姟灞变笢鏂版棫鍔ㄨ兘杞崲鍐嶅嚭鏂版嫑
- ·广州市白云区供销联社携手6所院校15支队伍,加力提速推进“百千万工程”
- ·浜ら€氶摱琛岄潚宀涘垎琛岋細鏈嶅姟鏄珵浜夌殑鐢熷懡鍔沖涓浗灞变笢缃慱闈掑矝
- ·青岛工行人脸识别技术 您的财产安全我守候
- ·特色教学结硕果 党建引领促发展
- ·PCB official under probe for conflict of interest
- ·市区迎新街临时便民摊点秩序井然干净整洁