Kwon Jong Gun, director-general for U.S. affairs at North Korea’s foreign ministry, called talks about a sit down with the US as an “untimely rumour”.
North Korea urged South Korea to “stop meddling” in its affairs and accused Seoul of misinterpreting North Korea’s statement about having another summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.
Kwon in a statement for the Korean Central News Agency said, “It is just the time for it (South Korea) to stop meddling in others’ affairs but it seems there is no cure or prescription for its bad habit.”
These statements come amid South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, offering to act as a mediator between the US and North Korea.
Moon suggested Trump and Kim Jong Un meet again before the US elections in November, to which North Korea responded by stating that it did not feel the need for a new summit.
Last month, tensions between North Korea and South Korea increased as North Korea blew up a joint liaison office on its side of the border in retaliation to defector groups in South Korea sending propaganda brochures across the border. However, North Korea then suddenly suspended plans for further military actions.