Thursday, June 15, 2017

US State Department used "quiet diplomacy" with North Korea on Warmbier release

The US State Department said "quiet diplomacy" helped convince North
Korean authorities to release Otto Warmbier, but that it was "not a
negotiation."

The US State Department says that officials took action immediately
after learning of Warmbier's condition, but North Korea maintains he
fell into a coma after suffering from botchulism and taking a sleeping
pill.

US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert:

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Spokesperson Heather Nauert said the State Department is considering
putting additional travel warnings for Americans wanting to go to
North Korea.

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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters that the US
believes China and other nations could do more to pressure Pyongyang.

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