North Korea has made it clear it has no interest in any policies or proposals for reconciliation with South Korea. The statement, attributed to Kim Yo Jong, a senior official believed to speak on behalf of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, marks the first response to recent peace overtures from South Korea’s liberal President Lee Jae Myung.
Kim condemned Lee’s commitment to the South Korea-U.S. security alliance, asserting that it demonstrates no real difference from the hardline policies of the previous administration. She warned that any hopes of reversing North Korea’s stance with “sentimental words” are misguided.
Kim’s comments, released by the official news agency, came after Lee took office on June 4 following a snap election. The new president has pledged to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, which have deteriorated to their worst level in years. As part of efforts to ease tensions, Lee suspended loudspeaker broadcasts of anti-North propaganda and banned activists from flying leaflets across the border.
Kim dismissed these gestures as mere reversals of actions that should never have been taken, labeling them as “ill-intentioned activities” initiated by Seoul. She emphasized that North Korea remains uninterested in engaging with South Korea’s policies or proposals and will not sit down for talks.
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