North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced plans to launch three more military reconnaissance satellites in 2024.

The ruling Workers' Party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reported on Sunday that the party had wrapped up its five-day policy-setting Central Committee meeting the day before.

The newspaper carried the content of Kim's speech at the meeting on policies for next year, including plans to launch three spy satellites. North Korea previously announced its first successful launch of a military reconnaissance satellite in November.

Kim also reportedly vowed to steadily increase the country's nuclear arsenal.

According to the report, Kim also said he will no longer consider South Korea a potential counterpart for unification. He said inter-Korean relations have become those of "two hostile countries."

Kim reportedly stressed his intention to further strengthen his country's military to counter the United States, Japan and South Korea.