U.S. State Department confirms return of seized N. Korean package



News U.S. State Department confirms return of seized N. Korean package KCNA yesterday claimed the package was returned along with an apology from Washington Leo Byrne July 19, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON USA - Washington DC by A. Duarte on 2010-04-04 19:30:01 The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday confirmed it had returned a package to North Korea after officials seized it from a DPRK delegation at New York’s JFK airport in June. The news follows a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published on Tuesday claiming the U.S. had returned the package and apologized to the North Korean government. “The U.S. Department of State made an official apology to the DPRK on behalf of the U.S. government acknowledging that its security officials concerned made a mistake,” KCNA reported. “The U.S. eventually returned the diplomatic package and all its contents to © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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U.S. State Department confirms return of seized N. Korean package

KCNA yesterday claimed the package was returned along with an apology from Washington

Leo Byrne July 19, 2017

U.S. State Department confirms return of seized N. Korean package

USA - Washington DC by A. Duarte on 2010-04-04 19:30:01

The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday confirmed it had returned a package to North Korea after officials seized it from a DPRK delegation at New York’s JFK airport in June.

The news follows a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published on Tuesday claiming the U.S. had returned the package and apologized to the North Korean government.

“The U.S. Department of State made an official apology to the DPRK on behalf of the U.S. government acknowledging that its security officials concerned made a mistake,” KCNA reported.

“The U.S. eventually returned the diplomatic package and all its contents to

U.S. State Department confirms return of seized N. Korean package

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