DPRK dismisses aid offer from ROK

SEOUL－A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has said that Pyongyang will never accept the offer from the Republic of Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps.

Kim Yo-jong, vice-department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, gave the dismissive response in a commentary published by state media on Friday.

In the statement, Kim Yo-jong questioned the sincerity of the ROK's calls for improved bilateral relations while it continues its combined military exercises with the United States and fails to stop civilian activists from flying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets and other "dirty waste" across their border.