North Korea is not cooperating with Swedish requests for consular talks with Kenneth Bae, Voice of America (VOA) said on Tuesday.

Sweden’s Embassy in Pyongyang, which is acting on behalf of Washington in the absence of a U.S. embassy in North Korea, said it had not met with Kenneth Bae for over three months, VOA said.

Swedish officials last met with Kenneth Bae on April 18, over three months ago.

Previously, Swedish embassy staff had met with Kenneth Bae at least once every two months, VOA said.

The lack of consular access is noteworthy because Swedish officials had spoken to