North Korea brands South ‘faithful dog' of US, says reunification ‘will never' happen
Kim Jong-un said her country would never see
South Korea as a partner for diplomacy, state media reported on Wednesday in what was her latest taunt of Seoul's new efforts to mend ties.
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Kim Yo-jong, who is one of her brother's top foreign policy officials, denounced the ongoing
South Korea-US military drills as a 'reckless' invasion rehearsal and claimed Seoul's peace gestures conceal a 'sinister intention' against Pyongyang.
Her comments came during a meeting on Tuesday with senior Foreign Ministry officials about her brother's diplomatic strategies in the face of persistent threats from rivals and a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said.
On Monday, the
North Korean leader
condemned the South Korean–US military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces as he inspected his most advanced warship being fitted with nuclear-capable systems.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) inspects the warship Choe Hyon in Nampo, North Korea, on Monday. Photo: KCNA/AP
The North's news agency said Kim Yo-jong condemned the South as the 'top-class faithful dog' of the
United States and that the reparation of inter-Korean relations desired by Seoul 'will never' happen.
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