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North Korea Shuts Door on Seoul's Reconciliation Overtures

SOUTH KOREA, JUL 29 – Kim Yo Jong dismissed South Korea's peace efforts citing Seoul's alliance with the U.S. and upcoming military drills, affirming North Korea's hardened stance against dialogue.

  • On Monday, North Korea rejected South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s proposal, with Kim Yo Jong saying `we have no interest` in any policy or proposal.
  • Since taking office June 4, President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea has sought to ease tensions by halting loudspeaker broadcasts, banning leaflet balloons, and repatriating North Koreans.
  • Kim said, `Looking at around the past 50 days since Lee Jae Myung took office... is no different from his predecessor in blindly adhering to the South Korea-US alliance and pursuing confrontation with us`, highlighting military tensions.
  • Unification Ministry spokesperson Koo Byoung-sam said it `showed how high the wall of distrust has become` in response to North Korea's rejection of dialogue.
  • Amid shifting alliances, Pyongyang now prioritizes cooperation with Russia by sending troops and weapons, likely in return for economic and military aid, as Kim Jong Un rewrote the constitution in early 2024.
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North Korea's most powerful woman has missed Donald Trump a sound slap in the face: Kim Yo Jong, the dictator's sister, mocks Trump's personal friendship with Kim Jong Un as useless - and represents an ultimatum.

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