Trump hints at progress on North Korean prisoner release
President Trump hinted on Wednesday that progress is being made on the release of three U.S. prisoners in North Korea ahead of a summit with the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un.
“As everybody is aware, the past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail. Stay tuned!” Trump tweeted
As everybody is aware, the past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail. Stay tuned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2018
The president’s tweet follows multiple reports that the Korean-American prisoners were being kept in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, ahead of their possible release.
South Korean activist Choi Sung Ryong told Agence France-Presse that the three men — Kim Dong Chul, Kim Sang Duk and Kim Hak Song — were receiving medical care as U.S. and North Korean officials hammer out a deal. The three men have been imprisoned since 2015.
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