Seoul's Unification Ministry on Tuesday publicly called for Pyongyang to respond to its plan to repatriate the remains of a North Korean national found in June.

In rare twin statements, Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister dismissed the idea of US outreach and demanded ‘nuclear weapons state’ recognition.

North Korea is not interested in any proposal from South Korea and will not sit down for dialogue, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Monday, state-run media reported.