South Korea presidential office urges North Korea to stop 'unnecessary slander', media reports
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South Korea presidential office urges North Korea to stop 'unnecessary slander', media reports
by DZRH News21 August 2026
FILE PHOTO: A South Korean soldier stands next to a TV broadcasting a news report on a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - 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.
(Reporting by Kyu-seok ShimEditing by Ed Davies)
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