SEOUL, 16 August 2022, (TON): South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang.
The proposal comes days after the North threatened to wipe out Seoul authorities over a recent Covid-19 outbreak and less than a month after leader Kim Jong Un said his country was ready to mobilise its nuclear capability in any war with the United States and the South.
But calling denuclearisation essential for lasting peace on the peninsula, Yoon detailed a large-scale aid plan that would include food and energy as well as help in modernising infrastructure such as ports, airports and hospitals.
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