Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico who has is previously travelled to North Korea on diplomatic missions to release American prisoners and bring back Korean War remains, is once again taking off for Pyongyang later this month. Richardson is travelling as a private citizen, much as former President Jimmy Carter did earlier this year. However, Richardson isn’t going to secure the release of an American prisoner, but rather hoping to cool tensions on the unstable Korean peninsula. Richardson was apparently invited by North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator (a very high position within the North Korean power structure), so it seems plausible that the North wants to use the governor as a proxy for communication with an Obama administration not interested in discussions. The meeting is happening from December 16-20th.
Source: Yahoo! News via AFP
