The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling rejected proposals from the past.
in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling proposals Pyongyang already rejected.
She also ridiculed South Korea’s military capabilities, saying the South misread the launch site of the North’s latest missile tests on Wednesday, hours before Yoon“It would have been more favorable for his image to shut his mouth, rather than talking nonsense as he had nothing better to say,” she said about Yoon.
Yoon during a nationally televised speech on Monday proposed an “audacious” economic assistance package to North Korea if it takes steps to abandon its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program.
During Wednesday’s news conference, Yoon expressed hope for meaningful dialogue with the North over his aid-for-disarmament proposal. Maintaining a reserved tone, Yoon said his government has no plans to pursue its own nuclear deterrent and doesn’t desire political change in Pyongyang that’s brought by force.
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