Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean dicator Kim Jong Un, blasted southern peace overtures as "a few sentimental words."

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rebuffed outreach by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying that North Korea has no interests in talks with South Korea, no matter what proposal its rival offers.

North Korea on Monday rejected the new South Korean president's proposal for talks, saying that his policy toward the North was no different ​than that of his ousted predecessor, under ​whom relations had plunged to the lowest point in years.