June 22, 2021: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed prospects for early resumption of diplomacy with the United States, saying Tuesday the U.S. expectations for talks would “plunge them into a greater disappointment.”
Kim Yo Jong issued the statement after U.S. National Security adviser Jake Sullivan described as “interesting signals” her brother’s recent statement that North Korea must be ready for both dialogue and confrontation, but more for confrontation.
“A Korean proverb says that ‘In a dream, what counts most is to read it, not to have it.’ It seems that the U.S. may interpret the situation in such a way as to seek a comfort for itself,” Kim Yo Jong said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
“The expectation, which they chose to harbor the wrong way, would plunge them into a greater disappointment,” she said.
Her remarks came during a visit to South Korea by US Ambassador to North Korea, Sung Kim. On Monday, Sung Kim said he hoped North Korea would soon respond positively to US offer of talks, although he said US-led sanctions on North Korea would remain in place.
During a major meeting of the ruling party last week, Kim Jong Un analyzed the Biden administration’s North Korean policy and urged officials to “be fully prepared for the confrontation, especially for the protection of national security and dignity. He ordered to be ready for both dialogue and confrontation. media. But Kim’s comments did not include harsh rhetoric against Washington and Seoul, a mistake that led to a contradictory analysis by outside experts. Some said Kim Jong Un indicated that he intended to put more pressure on the United States to simplify its policy towards the North, while others argued that he was pushing for a possible resumption of talks۔
In an interview with ABC News, Sullivan said: “We see his comments as an interesting sign this week. And we will wait to see whether they are followed up with any kind of more direct communication to us about a potential path forward.”
In recent months, the North Korean leader has threatened to bolster his nuclear commitment, claiming that the fate of diplomacy and bilateral relations depends on whether Washington, which he calls hostile policies, imposes sanctions on the South. With a clear reference to regular US military exercises. Korean US officials have suggested that Biden would take a middle ground between direct dealings with Trump’s low and President Barack Obama’s “strategic patience” policy. But some experts say the Biden administration will not ease any sanctions before it takes concrete steps to evacuate the north.
The U.S.-led diplomacy aimed at striping North Korea of its nuclear program has since February 2019, when the Americans rejected the North Koreans’ demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of their nuclear capabilities during a summit between Kim and then-President Donald Trump.
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