North Korea on Saturday issued a relatively mild criticism of White House national security adviser John Bolton for calling on North Korea to show more evidence of its disarmament commitment before a possible third leaders summit. North Koreas criticism appears to be a continuation of its frustration at deadlocked nuclear negotiations with the United States. On Saturday, state media cited First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui as criticizing Bolton over his recent interview with Bloomberg News. In 2003, North Koreas state media called Bolton human scum after he described then-North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the late father of Kim Jong Un, as a tyrannical dictator. South Korean media quickly speculated that there might be some sort communication between the U.S. and North Korea over a third Trump-Kim summit.

Source: ABC News April 20, 2019 08:21 UTC