Kim Jong-un’s sister warns US against “false expectations” of dialogue

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned the United States today against its “false expectations” of dialogue with Pyongyang., after Washington resumed talks with the regime.

In a statement collected on Tuesday by the state agency KCNA, Kim Yo-jong thus evoked the words of the White House national security adviser, Jack Sullivan, who declared that the North had sent “an interesting signal” as for its desire for dialogue., in statements to the American network ABC.

“The expectations they falsely chose to entertain could plunge them into even greater disappointment.Said the dictator’s sister, who added that the United States “seems to have interpreted the situation in a way that seeks comfort.”

Kim Yo-jong, who is deputy director of propaganda at the Central Committee of the North Korean One-Party, has thus toughened the tone of the regime against the United States, after the Supreme Leader of the North asserted last week that the country must prepare “both for dialogue and for confrontation” with Washington.

The regime’s new message coincides with the visit to South Korea by US Special Envoy for the North, Sung Kim, to meet with his counterparts in Seoul and Japan and discuss a possible return to the negotiating table with Pyongyang.

“We continue to hope that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, the official name of North Korea) will respond positively to our approach and our offer to meet anywhere and anytime without preconditions,” the White House special envoy said after today’s trilateral meeting. before.

The mention of the North Korean leader’s dialogue was interpreted as the first positive message in this direction from Kim jong un towards the United States since the arrival at the White House of President Joe Biden, whose administration has embarked on a diplomatic path intermediate to that of his predecessors.

It remains to be seen what the regime’s real position will be on possible nuclear disarmament negotiations., at a time when the country is going through a delicate food situation due to its increased isolation due to the pandemic, international sanctions and poor harvests.

The US envoy will continue his schedule of meetings in Seoul on Tuesday, where he will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in, among other senior positions within his executive.

With information from EFE

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