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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Hyung-Jin Kim

Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister lashes out at new South Korean president: ‘No reason to talk’

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed a proposal to hold talks with South Korea’s new liberal government.

Kim Yo Jong dismissed South Korean president Lee Jae Myung’s bid to mend ties with Pyongyang. Relations between the neighbours reached a nadir over cross-border tensions last year.

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