The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing some of its loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, mocking the government in Seoul for clinging to hopes of renewed diplomacy between the war-divided rivals.

Kim Yo-jong said on Thursday that Seoul's attitude towards North Korea “remains unchanged and can never change”.View on euronews

The powerful sister of the country's leader said North Korea has never taken down propaganda loudspeakers and will not do so, calling South Korea's belief that Pyongyang was responding to its peace overtures a "pipedream".