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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that rival
South Korea and other nations should not expect any change from the
country's new leadership.A day after North Korea ended official
mourning for Kim Jong Il and declared his son Kim Jong Un supreme
leader, the North's powerful National Defense Commission sent a tough
message to leaders in Seoul and Washington.
"We declare solemnly
and confidently that the foolish politicians around the world, including
the puppet group in South Korea, should not expect any change from us,"
the commission said in a statement.
North Korea's power brokers
on Thursday publicly declared Kim Jong Un the country's supreme leader
for the first time at a massive public memorial for his father. The
ceremony cemented the family's hold on power for another generation.
The
unequivocal public backing for Kim Jong Un provides a strong signal
that government and military officials have unified around him in the
wake of his father and longtime ruler Kim Jong Il's death Dec. 17.
South Korea and other nations should not expect any change from the
country's new leadership.A day after North Korea ended official
mourning for Kim Jong Il and declared his son Kim Jong Un supreme
leader, the North's powerful National Defense Commission sent a tough
message to leaders in Seoul and Washington.
"We declare solemnly
and confidently that the foolish politicians around the world, including
the puppet group in South Korea, should not expect any change from us,"
the commission said in a statement.
North Korea's power brokers
on Thursday publicly declared Kim Jong Un the country's supreme leader
for the first time at a massive public memorial for his father. The
ceremony cemented the family's hold on power for another generation.
The
unequivocal public backing for Kim Jong Un provides a strong signal
that government and military officials have unified around him in the
wake of his father and longtime ruler Kim Jong Il's death Dec. 17.