Kim Yo-jong, regarding the Binance incident, “There are optional talks, but it is not the same as national interest.”

While North Korea once again protested against being identified as the mastermind behind the Binance hacking incident, it also mentioned 'dialogue' and put pressure on the United States to withdraw its hostile policy.

Kim Yo-jong, the head of the Workers' Party's General Affairs Department, issued a statement on the 4th and said to the United States, "The options for maintaining peace clearly include dialogue, but for us, this is not necessarily the same as our national interest," the Korean Central News Agency reported on this day.

These comments can be interpreted as an intention to leave room for dialogue with the United States but not to focus solely on dialogue.

Director Kim said, “The hostile signals the United States continues to send toward our country are forcing us to reconsider the reality of the United States in many aspects.”

He continued, "We do not view the 'Binance' hacking incident as any accidental, unexpected accident or isolated incident, but are considering it as an extension of Washington's unchanging hostile policy toward North Korea." He continued, "Clearly, the United States' malicious attempt to exploit this incident to gain some kind of political profit is having political side effects."

Director Kim asserted, “We have already made it clear once or twice that the United States’ abandonment of its hostile policy towards North Korea is the prerequisite and basic key to resolving all problems, and in that context, it goes without saying that this act by the United States is certainly a retrograde move.”

He emphasized, "Our clear position is that there is no need to sit face to face with these unreliable and hostile people who talk about dialogue but do not want to give up the policy of confrontation, who talk about peace but prefer war exercises and strengthening military alliances above all else, and who preach about improving relations but avoid respect for the sovereignty and rights of the other side."

He also said, "In today's reality where new records are being set in the implementation of the United States' hostile policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, new records should also be created in our reflexive response," implying that strong countermeasures may continue.

Director Kim's statement regarding the Binance incident came out twice in three days, following on the 2nd.

In the previous statement, Director Kim objected, calling it "political provocation by the U.S." and "absurd nonsense" and warned, "There will be issues for us to reconsider from various aspects regarding the hostile attitude of the U.S."

The fact that the highest level has sent statements with political implications in succession is seen as evidence that North Korea also recognized this situation seriously and judged that an active response was necessary.

In addition, the fact that Director Kim, who oversees North Korea's external relations, directly mentioned 'dialogue' suggests an intention not to close the possibility of future North Korea-US dialogue.

Previously, U.S. President Donald Trump said that if North Korea was behind the hacking incident, "I will talk with North Korea about this issue." Accordingly, attention is being paid to whether North America can provide an opportunity for dialogue through the Binance incident.