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North Korea dismisses Seoul’s aid-for-disarmament offer

FILE - A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim Yo Jung, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) FILE - South Korean army soldiers prepare for an exercise at a training field in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim Yo Jung, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) FILE - A participant watches the northern side through the barbed wire fence after a rally for peace unification of the Korean peninsula at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Saturday, July 23, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim Yo Jung, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) FILE - A participant waves a reunification flag during a rally for peace unification of the Korean peninsula at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Saturday, July 23, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim Yo Jung, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) FILE - This photo provided on Aug. 14, 2022, by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during the national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s “foolish” offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)