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US: N.Korea cancels trip by US envoy seeking Bae's release

By REUTERS

AUGUST 30, 2013 19:04

WASHINGTON - North Korea canceled a planned trip for a US envoy to travel to Pyongyang on Friday and Saturday to seek the release of imprisoned and ailing American missionary Kenneth Bae, the US State Department said.

"We are surprised and disappointed by North Korea's decision," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said of the North's decision to withdraw its invitation to Robert King, the US special envoy for North Korean human rights issues.

"We remain gravely concerned about Mr. Bae's health and we continue to urge the DPRK authorities to grant Mr. Bae special amnesty and immediate release on humanitarian grounds," the spokeswoman said in a written statement, referring to the North by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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