North Korea has “no intention” to enter dialogue with the United States and does not welcome South Korean attempts to facilitate diplomacy with Washington, a DPRK foreign ministry official said Tuesday.

The remarks, attributed to director-general of the foreign ministry Department of U.S. affairs Kwon Jong Gun, come as the top American official for DPRK issues arrives in the region for talks in Seoul and Tokyo.

“Explicitly speaking once again, we have no intention to sit face to face with U.S.,” Kwon said.

“Our stand was as clear as day to be easily understood by the south