US EditionSeoul says six nationals held in North Korea, vows to help them
Six South Korean nationals, including three defectors, have been detained since 2013 on espionage charges, with Seoul seeking their release through renewed inter-Korean dialogue.
- The presidential office confirmed that six South Korean nationals, including three missionaries and three North Korean defectors, have been detained in North Korea since 2013-2016 on charges of espionage and others.
- The presidential office vowed to make efforts to secure the release of the detainees by swiftly resuming talks with Pyongyang, as inter-Korean talks and exchanges were long suspended.
- The unification ministry has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the missionaries, most recently in March following the United Nations' adoption of a report demanding their release.
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Seoul says six nationals held in North Korea, vows to help them
South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung appeared unaware of their plight during a briefing with foreign media.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Koh Dong-wook = On the 4th, the Blue House said regarding South Korean nationals detained in North Korea, "We will make efforts to quickly resume inter-Korean dialogue based on national consensus...
The presidential office has declared that "it is necessary to address this problem urgently", since "inter-Korean talks and exchanges were suspended for a long time" and "the suffering" of the population "continues".
On December 4, the South Korean Presidential Office confirmed that six of its citizens have been detained by North Korea for many years.
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