North Korea dismisses Seoul’s aid-for-disarmament offer

By KIM TONG-HYUNG
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling rejected proposals from the past. Kim Yo Jong also questioned the sincerity of South Korea’s calls for improved bilateral relations while Seoul holds military drills with the United States and can’t stop civilian activists from flying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets and other objects across their border. Kim Yo Jong is one of the most powerful officials in her brother’s government and oversees inter-Korean affairs. Yoon has expressed hope for meaningful dialogue with the North over his aid-for-disarmament proposal.