North Korea has deleted all references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), according to the full text of the document released Thursday by Seoul's Institute for National Security Strategy. The revision, adopted in June 2024, formalises Pyongyang's redefinition of inter-Korean relations as those between two hostile, entirely separate states — a position Kim Jong-un declared publicly in early 2024 when he announced that a unified Korean nation was no longer a viable concept. The updated charter also consolidates Kim's personal authority by removing references to founding leader Kim Il-sung and his father Kim Jong-il, expands the powers of the WPK general secretary, and includes a new clause permitting the party to bypass internal elections during wartime.