The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing the DPRK behavior as "rogue" on Saturday.
These remarks would make talks with the United States more difficult, the official KCNA news agency quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying.
Pompeo's comment was unreasonable and provocative, Choe said.
Pompeo speaks following a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., August 20, 2019. /VCG photo
"Our expectations of dialogue with the U.S. are gradually disappearing and we are being pushed to reexamine all the measures we have taken so far," Choe said.
"We are very curious about the background of the American top diplomat’s thoughtless remarks and we will watch what calculations he has. The U.S. had better not put any longer our patience to the test with such remarks irritating us if it doesn’t want to have bitter regrets afterward."
Pompeo in speech to U.S. veterans in Indiana on Tuesday said the Trump administration recognized that “North Korea's (DPRK) rogue behavior could not be ignored.”
He also called out the nation on Friday for forced disappearances of citizens viewed as a threat in a statement.
The latest comments come as U.S.-DPRK nuclear negotiations have stalled since a February summit between President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam collapsed.
Trump and Kim met again at the inter-Korean border in June and agreed to resume working-level talks, but there has been no known meeting between the countries since then.
Pyongyang in recent weeks conducted a slew of weapons tests in what's seen as an attempt to increase pressure on Washington and Seoul over the slow nuclear diplomacy.
(With input from agencies)