Kim Yo Jong dismisses Biden administration – By Jazz Shaw (Hot Air) / June 22 2021
Close on the heels of Joe Biden’s special envoy to North Korea offering a meeting with no preconditions, a member of the country’s ruling dynasty has tossed cold water on the idea. Rather than hearing from the tyrant himself, Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong spoke to state media outlets and said that the United States’ expectations in terms of restarting negotiations would “plunge them into a greater disappointment.” While she almost certainly cleared the announcement with her brother ahead of time, the general tone makes it sound as if Kim Jong-un regrets his admission that his country is running out of food quickly. He now sees Biden’s offer as a way for America to take advantage of the situation. The most interesting aspect of this announcement, however, might be the fact that Kim Yo Jong is back in her brother’s good graces and is once again being given some administrative responsibilities. (Associated Press)
Hope for a restart of nuclear talks flared briefly after Kim Jong Un said last week that his country must be ready for both dialogue and confrontation, though more for confrontation. U.S. National Security adviser Jake Sullivan called Kim’s comments an “interesting signal.”
On Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong derided Sullivan’s response.
“It seems that the U.S. may interpret the situation in such a way as to seek a comfort for itself,” the official Korean Central News Agency quoted her as saying. “The expectation, which they chose to harbor the wrong way, would plunge them into a greater disappointment.”
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