North Korea's Kim Yo-jong says Seoul's plan to send medical aid is a political provocation

North Korea's Kim Yo-jong says Seoul's plan to send medical aid is a political provocation

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, arrives at the Vostochny Сosmodrome before a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Sept 13, 2023.

PHOTO: Reuters file

PUBLISHED ONOctober 08, 2026 4:17 AM

SEOUL — North Korea's Kim Yo-jong said on Thursday (Oct 8) that South Korea's preparations to provide medical equipment aid to Pyongyang amounted to a political provocation and a violation of its sovereignty.

In a statement carried by state media KCNA, Kim said the hostile nature of inter-Korean relations and South Korea's "identity" could not change, and reiterated that North Korea saw no need to deal with Seoul.

[[nid:746654]]

NORTH KOREA Politics and Government Humanitarian aid/Disaster relief

This website is best viewed using the latest versions of web browsers.