Experts say the comments suggest that North Korea has no plan to return to diplomacy with South Korea and the U.S.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has dismissed the possibility of communicating with South Korea. She noted that her government has no interest in talks with South Korea's new liberal government,

Exports of luxury goods to North Korea are banned under U.N. sanctions but such items reportedly make their way into the country via diplomatic pouches.