Former Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj requested to inspect North Korea’s infamous prison camps and nuclear facilities ahead of his high-profile trip to Pyongyang while in office, a visit originally scheduled to include a meeting with leader Kim Jong Un, he told NK News this week.

Elbegdorj was the first foreign head of state to visit the DPRK under Kim’s rule in Oct. 2013 but notably did not end up meeting the newly anointed North Korean leader.

But the former president revealed to NK Newson Wednesday that he made three requests ahead of his visit that may have complicated his