Abandon the atomic program in exchange for humanitarian aid? “Peak of absurdity” according to Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un Very influential in Pyongyang.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol made the proposal on Wednesday. Seoul is ready to guarantee food and energy supplies, As well as aid in the construction of North Korea’s infrastructure As long as the latter ceases efforts to develop its nuclear arsenal. He called for a resumption of dialogue between the two sides, promising some help even before the nuclear program was officially shut down.

Kim Yo-jong sent the suggestion back to sender: “The South Korean president can stop dreaming,” Kim’s sister told the state news agency. He then defined Yoon Suk-yeol’s words as ‘stupid’, an attempt to turn an ocean into a mulberry field. No one trades their destiny for corn cake. Yoon is simple and still childish. shut your mouth “. Pyongyang has no intention of giving up its nuclear weapons and is unwilling to bring the issue up in diplomatic talks. Seoul, through Reunification Minister Kwon Young-se, expressed “deep regret” over Kim Yo-jong’s words, which were described as “uncivilized and disrespectful.”

Maybe it’s not a coincidence, so it is As South Korea’s president spoke to the media on Wednesday, Pyongyang fired two cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea.. It was the most provocative military action since North Korea fired eight missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan in early June.

In recent weeks, military exercises have stopped, perhaps because
A wave of epidemics hit the country
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The sister admitted that even Kim Jong Un got sick. Last week, she made her first direct accusation against Yoon Suk-yeol, who was elected president last May. Kim Yo-jong accused of sending the Covid virus to Seoul within North Korean borders via leaflets attached to balloons
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