North Korea says South Korea should take steps to prevent violation of its sovereignty


FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo

SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - ⁠North Korea's Kim Yo Jong said ⁠in a statement on Friday that ‌South Korean authorities should take steps to prevent "reoccurrence of provocative sovereignty violation," state media KCNA reported, referring ​to a drone flown into ⁠its airspace recently.

Kim, ⁠the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim ⁠Jong ‌Un, said she appreciates the South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's ⁠expression of his regret over the "drone ​intrusion" as "sensible ‌behavior," KCNA reported.

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