North Korea says Japan's Kishida wants to meet Kim Jong Un

25/3/2024 19:13

        North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader soon through "another channel", state media KCNA reported.
        
        However, Kim said that improving bilateral relations between the two countries will depend on whether Japan can make practical political decisions.
        
        "The prime minister should know that just because he wants to and has made a decision, it doesn't mean he can or the leadership of our country will meet him," Kim was quoted as saying in the KCNA report in Korean.
        
        "What is clear is that when Japan antagonises the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and violates its sovereign rights, it is considered our enemy and will become part of the target," Kim added.
        
        The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the North's official name.