North Korea 'not responding to calls' on missing soldier Travis King, says US
in Singapore and Seoul
US defence officials said the soldier "wilfully" crossed into the North over one of the most heavily-fortified areas in the world. Pyongyang could use PV2 King as a propaganda tool to criticise the US military, said James Fretwell, an analyst at Seoul-based specialist site NK News. "There have also been cases long ago of US soldiers who defected and were allowed to stay… But in those cases, there was political value to [their stories] and it was a very different time, and a different leader," she said.Meanwhile, behind the scenes, diplomats and military officials are desperately trying to talk to the North Koreans to find out what is going on, but engaging them is not easy.
Given that the two countries do not have diplomatic relations, the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang tends to negotiate on behalf of the US. Currently its diplomatic staff are not in the country, because of the ongoing border closure since the pandemic.
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