The North Korean regime has described John Bolton's statements as "stupid" about the stalemate in negotiations.

Senior North Korean official on Saturday criticized White House national security advisor John Bolton for your comments "stupidon the stagnation of denuclearization talks.

Bolton is the second senior US official to be criticized by Pyongyang in recent days with the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, that they have marked as "stupid"Thursday, demanding that he no longer participate in the negotiations.

These statements came hours after North Korea claimed to have tried a new type of weapon.

The disagreements between Pyongyang and Washington have intensified since the failure of the summit held by Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in February in Vietnam.

In an interview with Bloomberg published on Wednesday, Bolton urged Pyongyang to give an "authentic hint" that he is ready to give up nuclear weapons.

In statements issued by the official North Korean press service KCNA, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Son Hui, said that Bolton's comments show a "lack of understanding of the intentions of the two leaders ".

But also, "they seem uncomfortable and stupid"he said."Nothing good will happen if such comments persist"he added.

In the interview with Bloomberg, Bolton said that a third Trump-Kim summit would take place "North Korea should authentically indicate that it has made the strategic decision to abandon nuclear weapons"

(With information from AFP)