North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls South Korea a foreign, hostile country


By Joyce LeeJack Kim
  • World
  • Friday, 18 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a visit to the National Defense University in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 7, 2024, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korea is a foreign and hostile nation, state media KCNA reported on Friday, with photos showing Kim conferring with high-ranking soldiers and poring over a map labelled "Seoul" at a command post.

Kim discussed the use of "offensive forces" against the South as retaliation for any move that infringes on its sovereignty, the report said. There was no elaboration on what forces might be used.

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