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North Korea unresponsive to Kenneth Bae consular talk requests

Swedish officials unable to visit Bae for over three months

North Korea is not cooperating with Swedish requests for consular talks with Kenneth Bae, Voice of America (VOA) said on Tuesday.

Sweden's Embassy in Pyongyang, which is acting on behalf of Washington in the absence of a U.S. embassy in North Korea, said it had not met with Kenneth Bae for over three months, VOA said.

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