Kim Yo-jong: "Kang Kyung-hwa's COVID Remarks Bring Chill to Inter-Korean Relations... Will Remember for a Long Time" (2nd Report)

"True Intentions Clearly Revealed"

Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Workers' Party and younger sister of North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un

Kim Yo-jong, First Deputy Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, warned on the 9th, referring to Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha's recent remarks, saying "We will remember this for a long time."

In a statement released through the Korean Central News Agency on the same day, Kim said, "I specifically heard through reports the presumptuous comments made by South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha regarding our emergency epidemic prevention measures during her Middle East trip," adding, "Judging by her reckless remarks without any consideration, it seems she is suffering from a fever, wanting to blow an even colder chill into the frozen inter-Korean relations."

He said, "Her true intentions are clearly visible," and claimed, "We heard her words precisely, so we will remember them for a long time, and it will probably have to be accurately calculated."

Earlier, on the 5th, Minister Kang attended the first session of the Manama Dialogue titled 'COVID-19 Pandemic Global Governance' held in Bahrain, invited by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), where she evaluated North Korea's COVID-19 response as "a somewhat strange situation" in her speech.

Minister Kang said, "They (North Korea) still claim that there are no (COVID-19 confirmed) cases, but this is hard to believe," adding, "All signs show that the North Korean regime is very focused on controlling the disease (COVID-19) they say they do not have."

She continued, "North Korea has not responded to our offer of COVID-19 response assistance," and said, "I think this challenge (COVID-19) has made North Korea more North Korean."

Minister Kang added, "We are ready to provide help regarding COVID-19," and "We have invited them (North Korea) to the regional cooperation body for public health."

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