The North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong said Wednesday that Pyongyang is open to talks with the U.S. but does not consider them necessary for its “national interests,” again rejecting Washington’s accusation that the DPRK stole a record $6.36 billion from the crypto exchange Binance.

In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim said the U.S. abandoning its hostile policy toward North Korea remains the fundamental precondition to resolving all issues.

She also reiterated that the FBI’s attribution of the Binance heist to DPRK cybercriminals is evidence of Washington’s “invariable hostile policy.”

“The choice for