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[Anchor]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has spurned the U.S. offer of talks as a show to cover up what he called America's hostile act.
Kim was speaking at the Supreme People's Assembly.
The BBC's Laura Bicker reports.
[Reporter]
Kim Jong-un reserved his harsh words for Washington but offered a potential diplomatic opening to Seoul.
At his speech at the Supreme People's Assembly, he said the new Biden administration had not changed its hostile views towards Pyongyang.
The U.S. has said that it's willing to meet with North Korea at anytime and anywhere.
But Mr. Kim rejected this offer as a show.
However, he said he was willing to restore inter-Korean hotlines in the next week as the first step towards reconciliation with South Korea.
Daily communication between the two countries to avoid rising tensions were stopped last year.
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