Kim Yo Jong said there would be no face-to-face meetings between North Korea and the US
Powerful North Korean official Kim Yo Jong claimed Thursday that her nation was not even considering meeting with the U.S. face to face on any issues.
Yo Jong released a harsh statement in reaction to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who joined representatives of many other nations in condemning North Korea’s recent launch of a military spy satellite.
“I deplore the fact that the UNSC, at which the purpose and principle of the UN Charter have to be strictly respected, is being turned into a land of lawlessness where the sovereignty of independent states is wantonly violated, extreme double standards are imprudently applied and injustice and high-handed practices are rampant due to the U.S. and some forces following it, and strongly denounce and reject it,” Yo Jong said.
She continued, “The whole course of the open meeting of the UNSC over the DPRK’s reconnaissance satellite launch, convened at the gangster-like demand of the U.S. and its followers, clearly proves how weak, false and absurd are the unreasonable arguments of some UN member states denying the DPRK’s sovereign rights.”
Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, is believed to be one of the most powerful diplomats in North Korea.
Her statement was released by the Korean Central News Agency, a state-run media outlet.
Thomas-Greenfield expressed at the UNSC meeting that she would like to see communications between the two nations re-established, even in a limited capacity.
The ambassador said North Korea could “choose the time and the topic.” for discussions with U.S. leadership, Thomas-Greenfield said.
However, Yo Jong pushed back on the U.S.’s invitation, declaring that the Kim regime had no interest in an in-person meeting.
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-yo-jong-claims-north-korea-never-sit-face-face-us-again
