Is North Korea’s constitutional shift a move towards ‘peaceful coexistence’ with South?

Pyongyang has dropped references to ‘national reunification’ and redefined borders in its revised constitution The constitutional overhaul is widely seen as aligning with the North’s evolving stance towards Seoul – shifting away from reunification and towards a more formalised state-to-state relationship. Accordingly, phrases from the previous constitution that emphasised “independence, peaceful reunification, and great national unity” have been deleted, along with a pledge to “struggle to achieve national reunification”. References in the preamble to reunification-related achievements of state founder Kim Il-sung and former leader Kim Jong-il were also removed. Notably, the revised constitution introduces a territorial clause for the first time.

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