Overview

• Kim Yo Jong declared that she has no interest in any policy proposals from President Lee Jae-myung’s administration and reaffirmed North Korea’s official stance of refusing all dialogue
• She dismissed South Korea’s suspension of DMZ loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts as merely reverting a wrong and unworthy of praise
• The statement asserted that South Korea can never be a subject of reconciliation or cooperation, marking a formal break with the “same kin” narrative
• Kim Yo Jong criticized South Korea’s reliance on the US-ROK alliance and sharply condemned the joint military exercises scheduled for August
• Unification Minister Jeong Dong-yeon confirmed that the Lee administration will formally propose scaled-back joint drills while continuing to urge Pyongyang to restore trust