North Korea is not considering any contact with the United States, AP reported quoting Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon.

“We are not considering even the possibility of any contact with the U.S., let alone having it, which would get us nowhere, only taking up precious time,” Ri said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

His comments came after the new US special envoy for North Korea said in Seoul that he hoped for a quick positive response to the dialogue from Pyongyang.