Seoul seeks world community's help to free detainees in N. Korea



News Seoul seeks world community’s help to free detainees in N. Korea Unification Ministry says bilateral, multilateral diplomatic measures pursued to free four prisoners, declines to add specifics Rob York June 24, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News The South Korean government said that they will be seeking diplomatic cooperation with the international community in order to obtain the release and repatriation of its four citizens currently detained in the North. During a daily briefing on Wednesday, Ministry of Unification spokesperson Im Byeong-cheol told reporters that a variety of measures were being employed to obtain the early release of the detainees, including at the bilateral level with North Korea and at the international level. The South Korean government said that they will be seeking diplomatic cooperation with the international community in order to obtain the release and repatriation of its four citizens currently detained in the North. During a daily briefing on Wednesday, Ministry of Unification spokesperson Im Byeong-cheol told reporters that a variety of measures were being employed to obtain the early release of the detainees, including at the bilateral level with North Korea and at the international level. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Seoul seeks world community’s help to free detainees in N. Korea

Unification Ministry says bilateral, multilateral diplomatic measures pursued to free four prisoners, declines to add specifics

Rob York June 24, 2015

Seoul seeks world community’s help to free detainees in N. Korea

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The South Korean government said that they will be seeking diplomatic cooperation with the international community in order to obtain the release and repatriation of its four citizens currently detained in the North.

During a daily briefing on Wednesday, Ministry of Unification spokesperson Im Byeong-cheol told reporters that a variety of measures were being employed to obtain the early release of the detainees, including at the bilateral level with North Korea and at the international level.

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