N. Korea rebuffs Seoul's medical aid offer as 'insult'
North Korea on Thursday rejected Seoul's planned humanitarian shipment of medical supplies as "an insult" and "political provocation." Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). South Korea's unification ministry has said it planned to send 1,431 medical items covering 166 categories to a…
North Korea has dismissed South Korea's offer of humanitarian aid as an insult and a political provocation, according to a statement from the powerful sister of the North Korean leader, Kim Yo-jong. The offer, which includes 1,431 medical items for a hospital in Pyongyang, was sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council in May. Kim Yo-jong dismissed the gesture as a "noisy and ugly act" and "another farce," claiming it violated national law.
She previously used the term "farce" to reject South Korea's conclusion that North Korean mines were responsible for the Sept. 21 explosions that injured three South Korean soldiers.
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