Kim Yo-Jong Rejects Talks With Seoul on Military Sovereignty and Demarcation

PYONGYANG, October 2. /TASS/. Pyongyang will not discuss military sovereignty issues with Seoul and rules out any possibility of talks on the borderline's demarcation, Kim Yo-Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, said.

"The DPRK will under no circumstances discuss issues of military sovereignty with an enemy state. We do not define our borders through negotiations. We rather establish the boundaries of our sovereignty through the full exercise of our sovereign rights, that is, through the use of force," she stressed.

She slammed Seoul’s proposal to hold talks on establishing a military demarcation line as "an illusion unworthy of a response and unilateral whining." She also once again rejected South Korea’s demand that North Korea apologize for a recent incident where a landmine exploded.

"We won’t allow the slightest room or opportunity for contact between North Korea and South Korea, and under no circumstances will we have anything to do with them," she stressed.

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young proposed on October 2 to hold talks on the situation in the demilitarized zone and discuss the division line. According to Kim Yo-Jong, Pyongyang is aware of Seoul’s attempts to establish communication channels between the two Koreas but is not interested in such contacts. "A meeting with South Korea would be a nightmare. This is a conclusion we made on the basis of extensive past experience," she stated.

On September 21, three South Korea soldiers were wounded in an explosion in the demilitarized zone between South and North. Later, Seoul said that the accident most probably had been caused by North Korean mines and demanded the Pyongyang apologize and take relevant measures.