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Kim Yo-jong: U.S. Must Accept Nuclear Status for Talks

7/29/2025

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Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, declared that the U.S. must acknowledge North Korea's nuclear status for dialogue to restart. She rejected South Korea's peace initiatives, labeling them a "great miscalculation," and emphasized that Pyongyang has no interest in proposals from Seoul.

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Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, declared that the U.S. must acknowledge North Korea's nuclear status for dialogue to restart. She rejected South Korea's peace initiatives, labeling them a "great miscalculation," and emphasized that Pyongyang has no interest in proposals from Seoul.