The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed an appeasement overture by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying Monday that North Korea has no interests in talks with South Korea no matter what proposal its rival offers.

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying Monday that its “blind trust” in

In a pointed message broadcast through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Yo Jong accused the South Korean leadership of maintaining an adversarial stance towards the North, despite Seoul’s recent steps aimed at improving bilateral ties.