North Korea has stripped the word “unification” from the name of a building in Panmunjom that played host to South Korea’s president for an inter-Korean summit, another high-profile change in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s rejection of reunification.

According to Seoul’s Unification Ministry on Monday, Pyongyang replaced the nameplate of Tongilgak, a landmark building on its side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) meaning “Unification Pavilion,” with one that reads Panmungwan, or “Panmun Hall.” 

The original sign was removed in Jan. 2024 and the new one was installed in August of the same year, a ministry spokesperson said.