Kim Yo-jong, the Deputy Director of the Workers' Party of Korea, reiterated her government's intention to ignore and dismiss South Korea, criticizing its plans for medical equipment support. Following a statement the previous day, she has now issued two consecutive days of harsh criticism toward the South, making her hostile stance even clearer.
According to the Korean Central News Agency on October 9, Kim stated in a written response, "I declare that, by the delegation of the head of state and in accordance with the will of the Korean people, we will clearly ignore and dismiss the human trash of South Korea going forward."
The use of the phrase 'delegation from the head of state' is interpreted as an emphasis on the hostile policy toward South Korea being aligned with the intentions of Kim Jong-un, the General Secretary of the Workers' Party.
Kim targeted both the recent landmine explosion incident in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and the South Korean government's medical equipment support plan. She remarked, "There is nothing as ugly as malice disguised as 'goodwill,'" labeling the landmine incident and the medical equipment support as 'self-made dramas' and 'farces.' She asserted that these two issues are merely two sides of the same coin reflecting a fundamental adversarial habit toward our state.
She argued that the humanitarian support plan is politically motivated to tarnish North Korea's image. Kim described it as "a foolish work that compares their 'goodwill and efforts' with our 'rejectionist stance,' a continuation of their self-made farce."
Kim also expressed dissatisfaction with the South Korean government for attempting to shift the blame for rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula onto North Korea. She warned, "Such abnormal behavior can only be done by an enemy or shown by a beast, and South Korea will clearly find itself in a more disadvantageous position due to its rogue actions."
She mocked the landmine incident and medical equipment support as parts of a single play, referring to the landmine incident as 'Act 1' and the medical equipment support as 'Act 2,' claiming that the South Korean government is pretending to be a victim while suddenly acting with humanitarian intentions.
Furthermore, she characterized the two issues as "unprecedented political-military and moral provocations." This further highlights the hostile perception toward South Korea.
Meanwhile, the South Korean government is pursuing a project to provide approximately 9.3 billion won worth of medical equipment to a hospital in Kangdong County near Pyongyang through the Korea International Health and Medical Foundation (KOFIH).
To facilitate this, the government received approval for sanctions exemption from the United Nations Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee on May 22. The support items include 1,431 pieces of equipment, such as computed tomography (CT) machines, X-ray machines, and ambulances.
The Ministry of Unification disclosed related details on October 7, explaining that specific support methods have not yet been negotiated with the North Korean side.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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