“If you wish to sleep well for next 4 years...': Kim Jong Un's sister warns Joe Biden as US envoys begin Asia trip”
The statement was reported by the state media on Tuesday 16th march ,2021 from the predominant sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un . She sent an uncanny message to the United States warning it against actions that could make it "lose sleep".
Her comments coincided with the arrival of America's top diplomat and defense chief are due to arrive in Seoul for their first talks with South Korean counterparts.
Extending her admonition , Kim Yo-Jong, has criticized ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new US administration against "causing a stink" if it(United States) wants peace.
"We take this opportunity to warn the new US administration trying hard to give off powder smell in our land," Kim said in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA.
- Kim Yo Jong (sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un)
These comments, carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, mark Kim’s first reactions from Pyongyang since President Joe Biden took office, and were dropped a day before America's top diplomat and defence chief were due to arrive in Seoul for their first talks with South Korean counterparts
The United States and South Korea began joint military exercises last week and Pyongyang's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper carried a statement from her offering "a word of advice to the new administration of the United States that is struggling to spread the smell of gunpowder on our land".
With a plan to reaffirm U.S. commitments in the region and discuss ongoing security challenges, including North Korea , Blinken and Austin ,in their first trip abroad under Biden’s leadership arrived Japan Tueday and then travelled to South Korea on Wednesday.
"If it wants to sleep in peace for coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step."
“To reduce the risks of escalating, we reached out to the North Korean government channels, starting in mid-February, including in New York. To date we have not received a response from Pyongyang,” Blinken said during a news conference on Tuesday. “This follows over a year without active dialogue with North Korea despite multiple attempts by the United States.” When questions were raised on Kim’s remarks on Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the Biden administration did not have “a direct comment or response.”
But she went on to say, “Our objective is always going to be focused on diplomacy and denuclearization in North Korea. Our focus right now is on working with and coordinating with our partners and allies on a range of issues and including security in the region.” Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the Biden administration not to let up on the crippling economic pressure placed on North Korea.
“I hope that this administration will engage with North Korea with the same massive sanctions regime that we did, which put real pressure on Chairman Kim to come to the table,”
Pompeo told Fox Business on Sunday.
“We made some good progress. We didn’t get all the way. We got them to cease long-range missile testing, a big deal for the United States of America and our security,” he added. The Trump administration made some initial progress with North Korea, but the negotiations broke down more than a year ago after the U.S. refused to grant sanctions relief in exchange for Pyongyang’s dismantling of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
The Biden administration has tried unsuccessfully to restart nuke talks with North Korea.
Under third-generation North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the reclusive state has conducted its most powerful nuclear test, launched its first-ever intercontinental ballistic missile and threatened to send missiles into the waters near the U.S. territory of Guam. Since 2011, Kim has launched more than 100 missiles and conducted four nuclear weapons tests, which is more than what his father, Kim Jong Il, and grandfather, Kim Il Sung, launched over a period of 27 years.
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