NKorea issues mild criticism of Bolton over media interview

North Korea has issued a relatively mild criticism of White House national security adviser John Bolton over a recent interview he gave.

State media on Saturday cited First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui as criticizing Bolton for telling Bloomberg News that the U.S. would need more evidence of North Koreas disarmament commitment before a third leaders summit.

Choe described Boltons comments as having no charm and being dim-sighted

Her criticism is much softer than the Norths typical fiery rhetoric usually directed at the U.S. and South Korea.

North Korea blames the U.S. for deadlocked nuclear negotiations. Some observers say the North is avoiding harsh rhetoric at the U.S. to keep diplomacy alive.

On Thursday, the North demanded U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo be removed from nuclear negotiations.