SEOUL: The presidential office said Monday it will consistently take necessary actions to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea rejected South Korean President, Lee Jae Myung's proposal to resume dialogue.
Earlier in the day, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said North Korea is not interested in any policy or proposal from South Korea and will not sit down with Seoul for talks.
Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of the ruling party's central committee, made the remarks in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sought to resume dialogue with Pyongyang to ease military tension and improve inter-Korean ties.
It marks the North's first official statement on the Lee administration, which took office last month, Yonhap news agency reported.