Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced a plan to implement a police system in a potential effort to alter the country's image from being reclusive, where public security forces have historically conducted policing duties. The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is set to review the establishment of the "police system" during a future session, as stated by Kim on the second and final day of the first session of the newly elected 15th SPA. According to Yonhap News Agency, the initiative aims to "further solidify and develop our legal and social systems by revamping legal regulations and establishing more effective and practical organizational systems to guarantee national security and social stability," as noted by Kim. He emphasized the significance of a police system in state operations and highlighted the necessity of advancing public order maintenance. Kim has called for comprehensive preparations to transition social security forces into police forces once the police system is formally esta blished. This indicates that the Ministry of Social Security, responsible for overseeing public order, might transform into a police body. An official from Seoul's unification ministry suggested that the establishment of a police system, commonly used by other general countries, could be an attempt by North Korea to shed its image as a reclusive nation. In a related development, the Ministry of State Security, known for monitoring and suppressing dissidents, has recently been renamed the state information bureau. Moreover, during the recent SPA session, North Korea's constitution was renamed from the Socialist Constitution to simply the Constitution.