North Korea Rejects South S Bold Economic Aid Plan

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday the country would never entertain a South Korean proposal to boost the North’s economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. Her comments mark the first time a senior North Korean official has commented directly on a “bold plan” first proposed by South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol in May. They came after Yoon reiterated Wednesday at a press conference for his first 100 days that he was willing to provide incremental financial aid to North Korea if it ended its nuclear weapons development and began denuclearization. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “Believing that the ‘economic cooperation’ exchange plan for our honor, nuclear, is Yoon’s big dream, hope and plan, we realized that it is really simple and still childish,” Kim Yo Jong told KCNA . statement. “Nobody trades their fate for corncake.” “Although he may knock on the door with what big plan in the future, since his ‘bold plan’ is not working, we make it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he said. Experts say the South’s latest economic plan is similar to proposals by past presidents, including those during summits between then-US President Donald Trump and former North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting the North he is unlikely to accept the offer. “Yoon’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea… These were the same assumptions behind a series of failed attempts to start denuclearization talks,” he said Scott Snyder. senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post Thursday. “The acuteness of North Korea’s economic vulnerability will make the leadership even more resistant to South Korea’s proposed infrastructure projects,” he added. North Korea, meanwhile, fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, the first such test in two months. It came after the country declared victory over COVID-19 last week. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Joori Roh. Edited by Richard Pullin Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “North Korea Rejects South S Bold Economic Aid Plan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Thomas Stout”

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday the country would never entertain a South Korean proposal to boost the North’s economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. Her comments mark the first time a senior North Korean official has commented directly on a “bold plan” first proposed by South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol in May. They came after Yoon reiterated Wednesday at a press conference for his first 100 days that he was willing to provide incremental financial aid to North Korea if it ended its nuclear weapons development and began denuclearization. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “Believing that the ‘economic cooperation’ exchange plan for our honor, nuclear, is Yoon’s big dream, hope and plan, we realized that it is really simple and still childish,” Kim Yo Jong told KCNA . statement. “Nobody trades their fate for corncake.” “Although he may knock on the door with what big plan in the future, since his ‘bold plan’ is not working, we make it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he said. Experts say the South’s latest economic plan is similar to proposals by past presidents, including those during summits between then-US President Donald Trump and former North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting the North he is unlikely to accept the offer. “Yoon’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea… These were the same assumptions behind a series of failed attempts to start denuclearization talks,” he said Scott Snyder. senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post Thursday. “The acuteness of North Korea’s economic vulnerability will make the leadership even more resistant to South Korea’s proposed infrastructure projects,” he added. North Korea, meanwhile, fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, the first such test in two months. It came after the country declared victory over COVID-19 last week. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Joori Roh. Edited by Richard Pullin Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “North Korea Rejects South S Bold Economic Aid Plan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-26” author: “Patrick Corney”

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday the country would never entertain a South Korean proposal to boost the North’s economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. Her comments mark the first time a senior North Korean official has commented directly on a “bold plan” first proposed by South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol in May. They came after Yoon reiterated Wednesday at a press conference for his first 100 days that he was willing to provide incremental financial aid to North Korea if it ended its nuclear weapons development and began denuclearization. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “Believing that the ‘economic cooperation’ exchange plan for our honor, nuclear, is Yoon’s big dream, hope and plan, we realized that it is really simple and still childish,” Kim Yo Jong told KCNA . statement. “Nobody trades their fate for corncake.” “Although he may knock on the door with what big plan in the future, since his ‘bold plan’ is not working, we make it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he said. Experts say the South’s latest economic plan is similar to proposals by past presidents, including those during summits between then-US President Donald Trump and former North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting the North he is unlikely to accept the offer. “Yoon’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea… These were the same assumptions behind a series of failed attempts to start denuclearization talks,” he said Scott Snyder. senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post Thursday. “The acuteness of North Korea’s economic vulnerability will make the leadership even more resistant to South Korea’s proposed infrastructure projects,” he added. North Korea, meanwhile, fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, the first such test in two months. It came after the country declared victory over COVID-19 last week. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Joori Roh. Edited by Richard Pullin Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “North Korea Rejects South S Bold Economic Aid Plan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Alana Zeigler”

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday the country would never entertain a South Korean proposal to boost the North’s economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. Her comments mark the first time a senior North Korean official has commented directly on a “bold plan” first proposed by South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol in May. They came after Yoon reiterated Wednesday at a press conference for his first 100 days that he was willing to provide incremental financial aid to North Korea if it ended its nuclear weapons development and began denuclearization. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “Believing that the ‘economic cooperation’ exchange plan for our honor, nuclear, is Yoon’s big dream, hope and plan, we realized that it is really simple and still childish,” Kim Yo Jong told KCNA . statement. “Nobody trades their fate for corncake.” “Although he may knock on the door with what big plan in the future, since his ‘bold plan’ is not working, we make it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he said. Experts say the South’s latest economic plan is similar to proposals by past presidents, including those during summits between then-US President Donald Trump and former North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting the North he is unlikely to accept the offer. “Yoon’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea… These were the same assumptions behind a series of failed attempts to start denuclearization talks,” he said Scott Snyder. senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post Thursday. “The acuteness of North Korea’s economic vulnerability will make the leadership even more resistant to South Korea’s proposed infrastructure projects,” he added. North Korea, meanwhile, fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, the first such test in two months. It came after the country declared victory over COVID-19 last week. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Joori Roh. Edited by Richard Pullin Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “North Korea Rejects South S Bold Economic Aid Plan Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Betty Murray”

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday the country would never entertain a South Korean proposal to boost the North’s economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. Her comments mark the first time a senior North Korean official has commented directly on a “bold plan” first proposed by South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol in May. They came after Yoon reiterated Wednesday at a press conference for his first 100 days that he was willing to provide incremental financial aid to North Korea if it ended its nuclear weapons development and began denuclearization. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “Believing that the ‘economic cooperation’ exchange plan for our honor, nuclear, is Yoon’s big dream, hope and plan, we realized that it is really simple and still childish,” Kim Yo Jong told KCNA . statement. “Nobody trades their fate for corncake.” “Although he may knock on the door with what big plan in the future, since his ‘bold plan’ is not working, we make it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he said. Experts say the South’s latest economic plan is similar to proposals by past presidents, including those during summits between then-US President Donald Trump and former North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, suggesting the North he is unlikely to accept the offer. “Yoon’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea… These were the same assumptions behind a series of failed attempts to start denuclearization talks,” he said Scott Snyder. senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post Thursday. “The acuteness of North Korea’s economic vulnerability will make the leadership even more resistant to South Korea’s proposed infrastructure projects,” he added. North Korea, meanwhile, fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, the first such test in two months. It came after the country declared victory over COVID-19 last week. read more Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Joori Roh. Edited by Richard Pullin Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.