A day after North Korea accosted the U.S. for terminating limits on Seoul’s missile development, the U.S. State Department said the door remains open for talks.

A State Department spokesperson told NK News on Tuesday that Washington is aware of the comments carried by state media the previous day but reiterated its “calibrated, practical approach” to the DPRK.

“[We are] open to and will explore diplomacy with the DPRK to make practical progress that increases the security of the United States, our allies and our deployed forces,” the spokesperson wrote.

In its first public reaction to last month’s U.S.-ROK summit,