Australia's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it was "urgently seeking clarification" about reports that one of its nationals, named by media as Alek Sigley, has been detained in North Korea.
"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance, in accordance with the Consular Services Charter, to the family of an Australian man who has been reported as being detained in North Korea," a spokesperson told NK News on Wednesday.
Australia's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it was "urgently seeking clarification" about reports that one of its nationals, named by media as Alek Sigley, has been detained in North Korea.
"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance, in accordance with the Consular Services Charter, to the family of an Australian man who has been reported as being detained in North Korea," a spokesperson told NK News on Wednesday.
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