Contested
Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea not to interfere with North's border works
In short
Kim Yo Jong, a department head of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, warned South Korea on 22 October not to interfere with North Korea's normal border works. She said work to make the southern border permanent will continue without wavering, KCNA reported, as relayed by Chinese outlets.
Why it matters
The documents give little beyond the warning itself. They show North Korea publicly responding to remarks by a South Korean presidential office adviser and saying its border works will go on.
Key facts
- KCNA reported on 22 October that Kim Yo Jong, a department head of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued a warning in the early hours of that day. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The warning responded to remarks by the South Korean presidential office's special adviser for defence policy. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Kim Yo Jong demanded that South Korea not interfere with North Korea's normal border works. [ 1 , 2 ]
- She said the works to make North Korea's southern border permanent will be pushed ahead without wavering. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Nothing is confirmed by two independent outlets yet.
Still unclear
- What the South Korean presidential office's special adviser for defence policy said is not given. The available summaries do not describe the remarks that prompted the warning.
- What the border works involve and where they are located is not described. The documents mention only normal border works and the permanence of the southern border.
- CLS and Jiemian, both citing KCNA's 22 October report, said Kim Yo Jong warned South Korea not to interfere with North Korea's normal border works and said the southern border permanence works will continue. Reported by a single source so far