North Korea has rejected South Korea's humanitarian aid, calling it an insult to its country and a politically motivated provocation. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and considered the most powerful leader in the country, made the announcement in a statement carried by the official media outlet KCNA.

South Korea has planned to send medical equipment to a hospital in Pyongyang as part of the humanitarian program. It has arranged to send 1,431 medical items in 166 categories for diagnosis, surgery and other treatments. It also received a sanctions exemption from the United Nations Security Council in May for this.

However, Kim Yo Jong dismissed the aid as a 'farce'. "This is an insult to our country. A politically motivated provocation that violates our national laws. This is the most disgusting act," she said. She also criticized Seoul's previous accusation that North Korea was responsible for the injury of three South Korean soldiers in a mine explosion on September 21. "After the drama of the mine explosion flopped, now they have started another drama of medical equipment assistance," she said.

She made it clear that they have no intention of holding talks with South Korea. "We have nothing to exchange with the Republic of Korea (South Korea). There is no need to meet them face to face," she said. 

There have been doubts about whether North Korea will accept this aid in the face of the complete deterioration of relations between the two countries. With North Korea's latest refusal, the chances of sending this aid are very low and a South Korean official said that they will ask the United Nations for an extension.