It has never been easy for the United States to secure the return of citizens from North Korea, one of the world's most isolated nations.
The task may be even harder in the case of Private Travis King, with communication between the countries now almost non-existent, say diplomats and negotiators.
Since U.S. President Joe Biden took office in 2021 the limited contacts between Washington and Pyongyang have all but ceased as the Trump administration's efforts to negotiate over North Korea's nuclear weapons program fizzled and North Korea sealed its borders in response to COVID-19."The North Koreans have shown no interest in dialogue with us at this point," said Thomas Hubbard, a retired U.S.
U.S. officials said the United States had attempted to reach North Korea about King through the United Nations Command hotline and other channels, including the U.N. in New York, where North Korea has a representative."About 90% of will be determined based on how we react right now," said Mickey Bergman, executive director of the Richardson Center set up by Bill Richardson, a former diplomat who has previously negotiated with North Korea for the release of detainees.
A cautionary case of North Korean detention is that of Otto Warmbier, a college student detained on a tour in 2015 and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for trying to steal an item with a propaganda slogan.Otto’s father Fred feels empathy for King and his family.
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