North Korea rejects Seoul’s ‘absurd’ offer of economic aid for denuclearisation

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Sister of Kim Jong-un insults South Korean president and says it is his ‘great dream’ to get the North to trade away its nuclear weaponsThe powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has angrily rejected North Korea’s offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation as the “height of absurdity” and dismissed the possibility of face-to-face talks.The statement comes days after the South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, put forward an “audacious” aid plan that would include food, energy and infrastructure help in return for the North abandoning its nuclear weapons programme. Continue reading...

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