The U.S. continues to be “hell-bent” on hostility towards North Korea despite recent high-level dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, the country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.

The press statement comes in response to a recent letter sent by the U.S. and its allies to the UN Security Council’s 1718, alleging the DPRK had breached oil imports caps mandated by international sanctions and calling for an end to all exports of petroleum to the country.

That letter also reportedly urged member states to honor their commitments under UNSC resolution 2397 and ensure that