North Korea says it has ‘no interest’ in dialogue with South Korea

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during a national meeting about the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on August 10, 2022 [KCNA via KNS/AFP]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister has rejected the possibility of dialogue with South Korea amid Seoul’s outreach efforts under its new left-leaning president.

In a statement issued by state-run media on Monday, Kim Yo Jong dismissed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s efforts to mend ties with Pyongyang, including the cessation of loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts along the tense inter-Korean border.