North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly asked his defence officials to augment the country's military might and address structural issues associated with the army, in reacting to political developments in the Korean Peninsula.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for amassing the country's military power and asked defence troops to go into a state of "high-alert posture", reported the China Global Times Network (CGTN) on Saturday, citing a statement by KCNA, the state media of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

According to the report, Kim Jong Un attended a top military commission meeting, where he instructed defence officials to take care of structural issues be alert in reacting against changing political situations in the Korean Peninsula.