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N.K. leader's sister hails Seoul's pledge to prevent drone incursions, vows stronger border vigilance: KCNA

SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday she "highly appreciates" South Korea's pledge to prevent a recurrence of drone incursions into the North, vowing to step up the country's vigilance along the border with the South.

Kim Yo-jong, a party vice department director, issued the statement via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) a day after Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed "regret" over drone incursions into the North and announced a series of measures aimed at preventing a recurrence.

" I highly appreciate Chung Dong-young, minister of unification of the ROK, officially acknowledged the ROK-born drone's provocative intrusion into the airspace of our country, expressing regret once again and willingness to

prevent a recurrence," Kim said in the statement.

She also warned that the border with the "enemy" must be firmly guarded, pledging to step up vigilance along the inter-Korean border.

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