# Kim Yo Jong calls Seoul’s medical-aid plan a political provocation

https://mins.news/en/item/90755

- Reuters, 2026-10-08 03:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-says-seouls-plan-send-medical-aid-is-political-2026-10-08/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac7109b8f158200019197d1

> Kim Yo Jong said on Thursday that South Korea’s preparations to send medical equipment aid to Pyongyang amounted to a political provocation and a violation of North Korea’s sovereignty.

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