Senior officials of S. Korea, Switzerland discuss N. Korea situation after Swiss FM's Pyongyang trip
Senior officials of South Korea and Switzerland have discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation on the Korean Peninsula following the Swiss foreign minister's recent visit to North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Chung Eui-hae held the seventh round of bilateral policy consultations with Markus Leitner, Switzerland's assistant…
North Korea announced on Wednesday that dialogue with the United States remains an option for achieving peace, but suggested that any such talks must ultimately serve the country's national interests. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, made the remarks while criticizing U.S. allegations that North Korea was involved in a major cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the continued "hostile signal" from Washington was compelling the regime to reconsider the "true nature" of the U.S. Kim Yo-jong stated that dialogue for peace is an option, but it should not be equated with national interests. The remarks came as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Saturday that it had found the regime responsible for the theft of over $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance.
Kim Yo-jong referred to the North's alleged involvement in the heist as merely the "tip of the iceberg" that demonstrates the essence of the U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK, the official name for North Korea.
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