The reclusive state also destroyed road and rail links with South Korea this week to 'end the evil relationship' with Seoul.
Kim Jong Un discusses use of 'offensive forces' against South Korea if provoked and amends constitution to designate it a 'hostile state' Kim Jong Un discusses use of 'offensive forces' against South Korea if provoked and amends constitution to designate it a 'hostile state' Kim Jong Un , the leader of North Korea , has called South Korea a foreign and hostile country, according to state media KCNA.
Mr Kim has increasingly lashed out at South Korea this year, accusing Seoul of colluding with Washington to seek the collapse of his regime, and has pushed for a clear break with decades of policy engagement with the South, including the scrapping of unification as a goal.North Korea blows up the north section of unused roads once linked to the South, with the rivals exchanging threats days after the North claimed that its rival flew drones over its capital, Pyongyang.
Mr Kim's remarks came while inspecting the headquarters of the 2nd Corps of the North Korean army on Thursday, KCNA said, a major military unit that includes several forward-deployed brigades with heavy weapons aimed at the South. "This 'two hostile countries' rhetoric is, in the end, Kim Jong Un's survival strategy … Don't interfere, live separately as a hostile country. It's a path has never gone before, and no one can be sure about its success."Tensions between the Koreas have escalated since the North began flying balloons carrying trash across the border to the South in late May, with Seoul responding by restarting loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts, which anger Pyongyang.
South Korea's government has declined to say if such drones were flown and if they were, whether they were flown by its military or civilians. It said to comment on the North's claim would be to get drawn into a ploy.
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