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Kim Jong-un’s sister could be sent to US to launch talks on ending nuclear crisis

South Korean envoy Chung Eui-yong is to deliver an ‘unconventional’ and ‘very unusual’ message to US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster this week, the Post has learned

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong (centre) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) met in Seoul during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may propose sending his sister, Kim Yo-jong, to the US as part of efforts to launch direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang, according to a South Korean diplomatic source.

That may be one of a number of possible messages South Korean envoy Chung Eui-yong will deliver to US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster in Washington this week, the source told the South China Morning Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

“Kim Jong-un has a certain message, which is not publicised to be delivered directly to the Trump administration. It’s something very unconventional and something very unusual. I don’t know if the US will disclose this message to the public.”

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Chung will deliver “conditions from the North Korean side to start some bilateral dialogue with the United States,” the source said.

“Maybe as Kim Jong-un sent his sister to South Korea, perhaps he has the intention to send his sister to Washington DC. She is the most powerful weapon of North Korea now.”

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