South Korea expresses regret over Pyongyang's comments

Kim Yo-jong launched a ferocious attack on the South Korean president.

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South Korea's presidential office yesterday expressed its deep regret over Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, regarding South Korean President Yun Seok-yeol's initiative to improve North Korea's economy in return for steps to denuclearize it.

"It is very unfortunate that North Korea continues to use language (...) with the name of the South Korean president and continues to express its intentions to develop the nuclear program while distorting our bold initiative," the presidential office said, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

He noted that such an attitude of North Korea not only does not help in its future, but also negatively affects the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and only accelerates its international isolation.

The presidential office added that he has not changed in his pursuit of North Korea's denuclearization and the development of inter-Korean relations through a bold initiative, and called on North Korea to be wise and make careful considerations.

Last Monday, South Korean President Yoon Sok-yul revealed in his speech marking the 77th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japanese rule, an initiative to improve North Korea's economy if it takes steps towards denuclearization.

Yesterday, Pyongyang rejected the offer, and Kim Yo-jong launched a fierce attack on the South Korean president, and said, "It is clear that we will not sit with him face to face."

North Korea this year conducted a record number of missile tests, including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, a first since 2017, and officials in Washington and Seoul have warned that North Korea is preparing to resume its nuclear tests.

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