North Korea Rejects Seoul S Absurd Offer Of Financial Aid For Denuclearization North Korea

The statement comes days after South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol unveiled a “brazen” aid plan that would include aid in food, energy and infrastructure in exchange for the North’s abandonment of its nuclear weapons program. In a commentary published in North Korea’s official publication Rodong Sinmun, Kim Yo-jong said her country had no intention of giving up its weapons in exchange for financial aid. “Nobody trades their fate for corn cakes,” he said, according to the official KCNA news agency. Analysts had previously said the chances of Pyongyang accepting Yun’s offer – first floated during his inauguration speech in May – were extremely slim. The North, which invests a huge chunk of its GDP in developing its nuclear arsenal, has long made clear it will not make that trade. Kim, who oversees inter-Korean affairs and is a close confidante of her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, questioned Yun’s sincerity in calling for improved cross-border ties even as South Korea continues to engage in joint military activities exercises with the US and fails to prevent activists from floating propaganda leaflets across the countries’ heavily armed borders. He said exchanging nuclear weapons for economic cooperation “is Yoon’s great dream, hope and plan,” which he called “simple and still childish,” according to KCNA. “We are making it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he added. In a nationally televised speech on Monday to mark his first 100 days in office, Yun offered the North large-scale aid in food and health care and help to modernize its power generation capacity, ports and airports. But the proposals did not differ dramatically from previous offers rejected by Kim Jong Un, who sees his nuclear arsenal as key to his regime’s survival North Korea has conducted a number of weapons tests this year, including the launch of a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017. Tensions are expected to rise next week when the US and South Korea begin their largest combined military exercises in years. The allies insist the drills are defensive in nature, but the North sees them as a rehearsal for an invasion and has responded with missile tests in the past. US and South Korean officials have warned for weeks that the North is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test. Last week, North Korea threatened to “annihilate” Seoul’s authorities over a recent Covid-19 outbreak less than a month after Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilize” its nuclear capability in any war with the US and the South. . Speaking hours after North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, Yun said the South did not plan to pursue its own nuclear deterrent in the face of a growing threat from its neighbor, adding that he did not wish to see violent regime change in the Prey. Analysts said North Korea was unlikely to accept proposals from the South as long as they were similar to those made in recent years. “Yun’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea,” Scott Snyder, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post.

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The statement comes days after South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol unveiled a “brazen” aid plan that would include aid in food, energy and infrastructure in exchange for the North’s abandonment of its nuclear weapons program. In a commentary published in North Korea’s official publication Rodong Sinmun, Kim Yo-jong said her country had no intention of giving up its weapons in exchange for financial aid. “Nobody trades their fate for corn cakes,” he said, according to the official KCNA news agency. Analysts had previously said the chances of Pyongyang accepting Yun’s offer – first floated during his inauguration speech in May – were extremely slim. The North, which invests a huge chunk of its GDP in developing its nuclear arsenal, has long made clear it will not make that trade. Kim, who oversees inter-Korean affairs and is a close confidante of her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, questioned Yun’s sincerity in calling for improved cross-border ties even as South Korea continues to engage in joint military activities exercises with the US and fails to prevent activists from floating propaganda leaflets across the countries’ heavily armed borders. He said exchanging nuclear weapons for economic cooperation “is Yoon’s great dream, hope and plan,” which he called “simple and still childish,” according to KCNA. “We are making it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he added. In a nationally televised speech on Monday to mark his first 100 days in office, Yun offered the North large-scale aid in food and health care and help to modernize its power generation capacity, ports and airports. But the proposals did not differ dramatically from previous offers rejected by Kim Jong Un, who sees his nuclear arsenal as key to his regime’s survival North Korea has conducted a number of weapons tests this year, including the launch of a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017. Tensions are expected to rise next week when the US and South Korea begin their largest combined military exercises in years. The allies insist the drills are defensive in nature, but the North sees them as a rehearsal for an invasion and has responded with missile tests in the past. US and South Korean officials have warned for weeks that the North is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test. Last week, North Korea threatened to “annihilate” Seoul’s authorities over a recent Covid-19 outbreak less than a month after Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilize” its nuclear capability in any war with the US and the South. . Speaking hours after North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, Yun said the South did not plan to pursue its own nuclear deterrent in the face of a growing threat from its neighbor, adding that he did not wish to see violent regime change in the Prey. Analysts said North Korea was unlikely to accept proposals from the South as long as they were similar to those made in recent years. “Yun’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea,” Scott Snyder, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post.

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The statement comes days after South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol unveiled a “brazen” aid plan that would include aid in food, energy and infrastructure in exchange for the North’s abandonment of its nuclear weapons program. In a commentary published in North Korea’s official publication Rodong Sinmun, Kim Yo-jong said her country had no intention of giving up its weapons in exchange for financial aid. “Nobody trades their fate for corn cakes,” he said, according to the official KCNA news agency. Analysts had previously said the chances of Pyongyang accepting Yun’s offer – first floated during his inauguration speech in May – were extremely slim. The North, which invests a huge chunk of its GDP in developing its nuclear arsenal, has long made clear it will not make that trade. Kim, who oversees inter-Korean affairs and is a close confidante of her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, questioned Yun’s sincerity in calling for improved cross-border ties even as South Korea continues to engage in joint military activities exercises with the US and fails to prevent activists from floating propaganda leaflets across the countries’ heavily armed borders. He said exchanging nuclear weapons for economic cooperation “is Yoon’s great dream, hope and plan,” which he called “simple and still childish,” according to KCNA. “We are making it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he added. In a nationally televised speech on Monday to mark his first 100 days in office, Yun offered the North large-scale aid in food and health care and help to modernize its power generation capacity, ports and airports. But the proposals did not differ dramatically from previous offers rejected by Kim Jong Un, who sees his nuclear arsenal as key to his regime’s survival North Korea has conducted a number of weapons tests this year, including the launch of a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017. Tensions are expected to rise next week when the US and South Korea begin their largest combined military exercises in years. The allies insist the drills are defensive in nature, but the North sees them as a rehearsal for an invasion and has responded with missile tests in the past. US and South Korean officials have warned for weeks that the North is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test. Last week, North Korea threatened to “annihilate” Seoul’s authorities over a recent Covid-19 outbreak less than a month after Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilize” its nuclear capability in any war with the US and the South. . Speaking hours after North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, Yun said the South did not plan to pursue its own nuclear deterrent in the face of a growing threat from its neighbor, adding that he did not wish to see violent regime change in the Prey. Analysts said North Korea was unlikely to accept proposals from the South as long as they were similar to those made in recent years. “Yun’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea,” Scott Snyder, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post.

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The statement comes days after South Korean President Yun Suk-yeol unveiled a “brazen” aid plan that would include aid in food, energy and infrastructure in exchange for the North’s abandonment of its nuclear weapons program. In a commentary published in North Korea’s official publication Rodong Sinmun, Kim Yo-jong said her country had no intention of giving up its weapons in exchange for financial aid. “Nobody trades their fate for corn cakes,” he said, according to the official KCNA news agency. Analysts had previously said the chances of Pyongyang accepting Yun’s offer – first floated during his inauguration speech in May – were extremely slim. The North, which invests a huge chunk of its GDP in developing its nuclear arsenal, has long made clear it will not make that trade. Kim, who oversees inter-Korean affairs and is a close confidante of her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, questioned Yun’s sincerity in calling for improved cross-border ties even as South Korea continues to engage in joint military activities exercises with the US and fails to prevent activists from floating propaganda leaflets across the countries’ heavily armed borders. He said exchanging nuclear weapons for economic cooperation “is Yoon’s great dream, hope and plan,” which he called “simple and still childish,” according to KCNA. “We are making it clear that we will not sit face to face with him,” he added. In a nationally televised speech on Monday to mark his first 100 days in office, Yun offered the North large-scale aid in food and health care and help to modernize its power generation capacity, ports and airports. But the proposals did not differ dramatically from previous offers rejected by Kim Jong Un, who sees his nuclear arsenal as key to his regime’s survival North Korea has conducted a number of weapons tests this year, including the launch of a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017. Tensions are expected to rise next week when the US and South Korea begin their largest combined military exercises in years. The allies insist the drills are defensive in nature, but the North sees them as a rehearsal for an invasion and has responded with missile tests in the past. US and South Korean officials have warned for weeks that the North is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear test. Last week, North Korea threatened to “annihilate” Seoul’s authorities over a recent Covid-19 outbreak less than a month after Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilize” its nuclear capability in any war with the US and the South. . Speaking hours after North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the sea on Wednesday, Yun said the South did not plan to pursue its own nuclear deterrent in the face of a growing threat from its neighbor, adding that he did not wish to see violent regime change in the Prey. Analysts said North Korea was unlikely to accept proposals from the South as long as they were similar to those made in recent years. “Yun’s initiative adds to a long list of failed bids involving South Korean promises to provide economic benefits to North Korea,” Scott Snyder, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said in a blog post.