SEOUL, Aug 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – A senior official of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), slammed South Korea’s proposal of economic assistance, in exchange for denuclearisation, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, yesterday.
Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, released a press statement titled: “Don’t have an absurd dream,” on Thursday, marking the DPRK’s official response to South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol’s Liberation Day speech.
Kim said, what the speech, called the “audacious initiative,” is nothing new, but merely another version of former President, Lee Myung-bak’s policy, some 10 years ago, according to the statement.
“We will not sit face to face with him (Yoon),” said Kim.
During the speech, the S. Korean president said, the initiative will significantly improve the DPRK’s economy and its people’s livelihoods in stages, if the DPRK ceases the development of its nuclear programme and embarks on a genuine and substantive process for denuclearisation.
According to Yoon, the plan would include assistance in fields such as food, infrastructure, as well as, international investment and financial support.– NNN-YONHAP
