Carter trip to North Korea is not imminent - source

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Carter trip to North Korea is not imminent – source

NK News can confirm that Pyongyang has sent Jimmy Carter an official invite to visit North Korea

Chad O'Carroll July 24, 2013

Carter trip to North Korea is not imminent – source

SEOUL - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will not be traveling to North Korea in the near future, despite receiving an official invitation from Pyongyang, an inside source told NK News.

President Carter had a conversation on July 22 with Secretary of State John Kerry and White House national security advisor Susan Rice about the possibility of going to North Korea, Tokyo-based newswire Kyodo reported on Monday.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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