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Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of front-line speakers
- On August 14, Kim Yo Jong, North Korea's senior official, rejected South Korea's peace overtures and dismissed talks with the U.S.
- This position comes after ongoing conflicts along the border and South Korea’s efforts to improve relations through changes in policies and adjustments to joint military exercises.
- Kim denied claims that North Korea dismantled propaganda loudspeakers despite South Korea's military detecting their removal on both sides.
- She called South Korea's belief in Pyongyang's response a "pipedream" and labeled changes to joint military drills as "futile" according to KCNA.
- Kim's statements imply that North Korea intends to maintain hostility, reject dialogue with the U.S., and entrench its fixed position constitutionally.
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"We have repeatedly clarified that we have no intention of improving relations with South Korea," said the sister of the North Korean leader.
Kim's Sister Says South Korea Is Lying to Public
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing some of its loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, mocking the government in Seoul for clinging to hopes of renewed diplomacy between the war-divided rivals, per the AP . South Korea's military...
Most recently, South Korea reported the dismantling of propaganda speakers on the border with North Korea. This increased the hope of improving relations. However, recent statements from the dictator's family prove the opposite.
North Korea and South Korea use speakers as a weapon of cognitive warfare. The two states of the Korean peninsula make use of the demilitarized border (DMZ), border...
North Korean leader Kim Yo-jong's influential sister refuted on Thursday, 14 August, reports from the South Korean army that North Korea had withdrawn its propaganda speakers on its border with the South, ruling out any idea of relaxation with Seoul.
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