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SEOUL — North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, a powerful Sister Kim Jong-un said Friday that the South Korean president should "keep quiet" after reiterating that he was ready to provide economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament.
Her comments are the first time a senior North Korean official has directly commented on what South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called a "bold" plan. She spoke again at a press conference on Wednesday to mark the 100th day of his inauguration.
Kim Yo-jong said in a statement released by the state news agency KCNA, "It would have been better for his image to keep his mouth shut," and believes Yoon could. said "really simple and still childish". Trade economic cooperation for the honor of North Korea and nuclear weapons.
"No one trades fate for corn cake," she added.
Yoon says he is ready to provide phased economic aid to North Korea should it stop developing nuclear weapons and begin denuclearization. Meanwhile, it has also pushed to strengthen South Korea's military deterrence against North Korea.South Korea has resumed long-running joint exercises with the United States, including major field exercises scheduled to begin next week.
On Wednesday, a US State Department spokesman said Washington supported Yoon's policies, but Kim said the joint drills showed the allies' diplomatic talks were disingenuous. said.
"We will make it clear that we are not sitting face to face with him," she said of Yoon.
Experts say South Korea's latest economic plan said it was similar to proposals by previous leaders, including proposals made at the U.S.-China summit at the time. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have suggested that North Korea is unlikely to accept the offer. It adds to a long list of failed proposals, including South Korea's promise to provide … These were the same assumptions behind a series of failed efforts to revitalize denuclearization talks.” Scott Snyder, a senior fellow at the Council on Issues think tank, said in a blog post on Thursday.
North Korea launched two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday. This is the first attempt in two months. It came last week after the country declared victory over COVID-19.
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