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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong says no chance of improved ties with South

Jan 15, 2026

Seoul [South Korea], January 15: Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has rebuked claims from the South Korean government that Pyongyang was leaving room for more "communication" following an incident involving drones on the border between both countries.
Kim, who is a high-ranking member of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, said the South had committed a "grave provocation by infringing upon the sovereignty" of the North when it allegedly sent drones over the border in September and this month. "As far as Seoul's various hope-filled wild dreams called 'repair of relations' are concerned, they all can never come true," she said on Wednesday, according to North Korean state media.
Pyongyang first reported the drone incidents on Saturday, which it described as an "act of provocation", and published photos of what it said were wrecked drones shot down near the border.
She also criticised a meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae Myungand Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who met in Japan this week and reaffirmed that Seoul and Tokyo should continue to work with the United States to maintain peace in East Asia.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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