North Korea has abolished state institutions set up to promote cooperation with South Korea and work towards unification.
Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the rewriting of the constitution to define Seoul as the "unchangeable archenemy".
With the decision of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, the Committee for Peaceful Unification, the National Bureau of Economic Cooperation and the International Tourism Administration, key state institutions tasked with managing relations with South Korea, are among the abolished institutions.
Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called attempts to unify with South Korea a "mistake".
Speaking at the 10th session of the Supreme People's Assembly today, Kim Jong-un reiterated that unification with South Korea is now impossible.
Constitution to be rewritten to define Seoul as "unchangeable archenemy"
Kim said that they will not seek reconciliation with South Korea and that the constitution should be rewritten to define Seoul as the "unchangeable archenemy".
Kim said that they will not seek reconciliation with South Korea and that the constitution should be rewritten to define Seoul as the "unchangeable archenemy", North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Kim said: It is impossible to seek reunification with South Korea
Kim accused South Korea and the United States of turning the Korean Peninsula into a potential war zone by conducting military exercises and deploying strategic assets, stressing that it is "impossible" to seek reunification with South Korea.
