A U.S. diplomat said on Monday that North Korea has rejected U.S. efforts to discuss the detention of three Americans, adding the secretive state was missing a chance to build relations with Washington. North Korea, which periodically accuses the United States of military hostility and conspiracy to overthrow its leadership, has held a number of U.S. citizens in the past, using them as tools to extract visits by high-profile figures, including former President Bill Clinton. The most high profile case is that of U.S. missionary Kenneth Bae, who was sentenced by North Korea last year to 15 years hard labor for crimes against the state. U.S. special representative for North Korean policy Glyn Davies said Pyongyang's refusal to discuss the issue was a sign that it "doesn't have an interest in coming back into the international system as a responsible country". http://bit.ly/1rFfoB3 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
9/29/2014
U.S. Envoy Says North Korea Rejects Talks On Prisoners
A U.S. diplomat said on Monday that North Korea has rejected U.S. efforts to discuss the detention of three Americans, adding the secretive state was missing a chance to build relations with Washington. North Korea, which periodically accuses the United States of military hostility and conspiracy to overthrow its leadership, has held a number of U.S. citizens in the past, using them as tools to extract visits by high-profile figures, including former President Bill Clinton. The most high profile case is that of U.S. missionary Kenneth Bae, who was sentenced by North Korea last year to 15 years hard labor for crimes against the state. U.S. special representative for North Korean policy Glyn Davies said Pyongyang's refusal to discuss the issue was a sign that it "doesn't have an interest in coming back into the international system as a responsible country". http://bit.ly/1rFfoB3 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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