North Korea Rejects US Talks, Accuses Washington of "Double Standards

North Korea Rejects US Talks, Accuses Washington of "Double Standards"

North Korea has declared that it will never engage in negotiations with the United States concerning its sovereignty. The country has criticized the U.S. for displaying a "double-faced" approach by offering talks while simultaneously escalating military activities in the region. Kim Yo Jong, a prominent official in North Korea and the sister of Kim Jong Un, condemned the U.S. for demonstrating "extreme double standards" during a recent meeting of the U.N. Security Council concerning North Korea's launch of its first spy satellite. This disagreement led to a notable public argument between U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and North Korean Ambassador Kim Song, both defending their countries' military activities as defensive.