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South Korea presidential office urges North Korea to stop 'unnecessary slander', media reports

Reuters WORLD
Published August 21,2026 09:20 AM
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South Korea's presidential office on Friday called ⁠on ⁠North Korea to stop "unnecessary slander" and move forward ⁠together for peace on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korean media reports.

The remarks were ⁠in ⁠response to comments by Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader ⁠Kim Jong Un, who criticised President Lee Jae Myung a day earlier ⁠for ‌what ‌she described as "double-dealing" ⁠remarks ‌over the scaling back ⁠of U.S.-South Korea ⁠military drills.