North Korea Abolishes Agencies Handling South Korea Relations

North Korea is dismantling agencies responsible for managing South Korean relations after regime leader Kim Jong Un labeled South Korea the “primary enemy” of his country, state media said Tuesday. The agencies include the National Committee for Peaceful Reunification, the National Economic Cooperation Bureau, and the Kumgangsan International Tourism Administration. The Supreme People’s Assembly said that reunification with South Korea is impossible now that the two countries are locked “in acute confrontation,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The North Korean regime said it had decided to shut down agencies promoting “north-south dialogue,” citing it would be a serious mistake to regard South Korea as a partner for reunification....