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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hyung-Jin Kim

Kim Jong Un’s sister says Trump must accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed the United States’ stated intent to resume diplomacy on denuclearisation, urging Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state.

Kim Yo Jong insisted a new approach is needed to restart talks, suggesting Pyongyang would only return to the negotiating table if the US offers rewards for a partial surrender of its nuclear capability.

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