After trial balloon, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea not interested in Japan talks



News After trial balloon, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea not interested in Japan talks Leader’s sister says DPRK will reject all contact with Tokyo, concluding summit offer was ‘politically motivated’ Jeongmin Kim March 27, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Fumio Kishida (left) and Kim Yo Jong \| Images: FinnishGovernment Flickr by Tom Bateman, valtioneuvoston kanslia (CC BY 2.0 DEED) (May 2022), Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps (Sept. 2018), edited by NK News North Korea will “reject any and all” contacts with Tokyo going forward, the leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Tuesday, a month after floating the possibility of a bilateral summit and a day after claiming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had reached out to propose talks. In a statement released Tuesday evening via state media, Kim said North Korea interprets Kishida’s recent diplomatic overtures for a meeting with Kim Jong Un as “politically motivated.” North Korea will “reject any and all” contacts with Tokyo going forward, the leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Tuesday, a month after floating the possibility of a bilateral summit and a day after claiming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had reached out to propose talks. In a statement released Tuesday evening via state media, Kim said North Korea interprets Kishida’s recent diplomatic overtures for a meeting with Kim Jong Un as “politically motivated.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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After trial balloon, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea not interested in Japan talks

Leader’s sister says DPRK will reject all contact with Tokyo, concluding summit offer was ‘politically motivated’

Jeongmin Kim March 27, 2024

After trial balloon, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea not interested in Japan talks

Fumio Kishida (left) and Kim Yo Jong | Images: FinnishGovernment Flickr by Tom Bateman, valtioneuvoston kanslia (CC BY 2.0 DEED) (May 2022), Joint Inter-Korean Summit Press Corps (Sept. 2018), edited by NK News

North Korea will “reject any and all” contacts with Tokyo going forward, the leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Tuesday, a month after floating the possibility of a bilateral summit and a day after claiming Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had reached out to propose talks.

In a statement released Tuesday evening via state media, Kim said North Korea interprets Kishida’s recent diplomatic overtures for a meeting with Kim Jong Un as “politically motivated.”

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