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Exploring North Korea’s Abolition of Inter-Korean Economic Laws

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North Korea’s state-run media announced today that the country’s Parliament unanimously agreed to abolish laws about inter-Korean economic cooperation. This decision is consistent with the policy declared by leader Kim Jong Un last month, where he expressed no intent for peaceful reunification with South Korea.

At a session held yesterday, February, 7, the Supreme People’s Assembly agreed to scrap the law on economic cooperation with South Korea, which was implemented in 2005. Furthermore, they decided to eliminate the legislation adopted in 2011 concerning the special zone for international tours to Mount Kumgang. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed these details.

In his statement back in January, Kim Jong Un called for a constitutional revision that would label South Korea as a “primary foe and invariable principal enemy.”…

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