Another summit with US unnecessary; Kim Yo-jong North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sister

SEOUL: Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said on Friday that another summit with the US was "unnecessary" and "useless" for Pyongyang as long as there was no change in Washington's negotiating position. Kim Yo-jong made the remark in a statement carried by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) after US President Donald Trump said earlier this week that he would hold another summit with the North's leader "if I thought it was going to be helpful", reports Yonhap News Agency

"This is my personal opinion but any summit between the US and North Korea will not take place this year," Kim Yo-jong was quoted as saying by the KCNA.

"As long as there is no decisive change in the US position, a summit between North Korea and the U. is unnecessary and useless this year and in the future at least for us." That, however, does not mean that the North is not going to denuclearize, she added.

"We are not saying we are not going to denuclearize, but that we cannot denuclearize now," Kim Yo-jong, while calling on the US to take "major steps" and drop its "hostile policy" toward the North.

Nuclear talks between the US and the North have stalled since the no-deal summit, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Kim Yo-jong warned that it was "entirely up to the US whether or not they will fall into a messy situation and face trouble", adding: "The US will be worried they might receive a Christmas gift near the elections." (IANS)

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