North Korea has rejected an attempt to help Pyongyang improve its economy in exchange for the South’s denuclearization steps.
of Yonhap North Korea According to the news he based on the Central News Agency (KCNA), the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, made evaluations about the proposal to help the North economically if the South is denuclearized.
Kim Yo Jong, known to be responsible for inter-Korean relations, South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol described the administration’s plan as “the pinnacle of nonsense.”
Reminding that there were similar plans in the past, Kim Yo Jong said that they would never accept the South’s “daresome attempt”.
The statement comes four days after Yoon’s speech, in which he revealed some details of the plan aimed at helping the North develop its economy if it takes steps towards denuclearization.
YOON’S STATEMENTS
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol offered economic aid in exchange for North Korea’s steps towards denuclearization.
Yoon’s call for diplomacy and his statements came after missile launches from North Korea’s western coastal town into the sea.
However, Yoon said on August 17 that he had no plans of his own to denuclearize North Korea, expressing hope that the US’s deterrence strategy for its allies could evolve to counter the threats from the North side.
Clarifying the offer of economic aid to the north side, Yoon said, “They’re going to say, ‘Initially, stop all nuclear work.’ What we are saying is that we will provide some assistance in exchange for taking the first step towards complete denuclearization.” used the phrase.
NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DEFINITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Dialogue on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula stalled after the last meeting in Hanoi in 2019.
North Korea has begun testing new missiles this year.
There is also information that Pyongyang has completed the preparations for its 7th known nuclear test.
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