The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday slammed the United States for passing a new sanctions bill against it, state-run media reported.

"The new sanctions against the DPRK, Russia and Iran which recently passed by the U.S. Congress is prompting a growing international backlash," a Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted by the Korean Central News Agency as saying.

"The sanctions by the United States which are geared to 'saving the U.S. economy' by securing the market for energy and increasing its export are encroaching upon the interests of its allies and friends without hesitation as well as its rivals," said the spokesman.

The U.S. Congress reached a deal on July 27 on sanctions against Russia, Iran and the DPRK.

On Tuesday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who was visiting Georgia, said that President Donald Trump would sign the sanctions bill on Russia this week.

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