Kim Jo Yong, the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, has threatened to scrap inter-Korean co-operation as she condemned ongoing military drills between South Korea and the United States, and cautioned the US against “causing a stink” if it wants peace, state media reported on Tuesday.
The statement comes a day before America’s top diplomat and defence chief, who are currently in Japan, are scheduled to arrive in Seoul.
“We take this opportunity to warn the new US administration trying hard to give off powder smell in our land,” Kim said in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA. “If it wants to sleep in peace for coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step.”
Kim Yo Jong takes aim at ongoing military drills in South Korea as America's top diplomat and defence chief head to Seoul for talks with their South Korean counterparts.
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By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the border would not help bring peace, state news reported on Tuesday. Kim s statement was the North s first public message to Washington since President Joe Biden took office in January. It was delivered a day before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are due to arrive in Seoul for their first talks with South Korean counterparts. We take this opportunity to warn the new U.S. administration trying hard to give off powder smell in our land, Kim said in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA. If it wants to sleep in peace for coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step. For all the imagery of Kim s words, the joint springtime military drill begun last week was limited to computer simulat
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling in Asia this week for foreign policy and security talks with allies in Japan and South Korea, among other stops.