North Korea demands South show 'utmost respect' to restore relations

North Korea demands South show 'utmost respect' to restore relations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending the First Enlarged Meeting of the Ninth Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea at the government complex No. 1 in Pyongyang.

The powerful sister of North Korea's leader said Thursday that Seoul must show the "utmost respect" to mend ties, after Pyongyang denied responsibility for a DMZ mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers.