South Korea presidential office urges North Korea to stop 'unnecessary slander', media reports


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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