New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who has made several diplomatic trips to North Korea in the past, has arrived in Pyongyang with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer tagging along. In an interview at Beijing airport, Richardson said the following:
“We are heading to North Korea in hopes of bringing peace. My message is that we need to persuade them to stop some of the aggressive actions that North Korea has taken… I hope I can help out. I hope I can make a difference… Whenever the North Koreans contact me, they always want to send a message of some kind. My hope is that they provide messages that can lessen tensions on the Korean peninsula.”
Blitzer, a seasoned reporter who has not been to North Korea in the past, will be providing press coverage of Richardson’s talks and travels. Richardson was invited to North Korea by Kim Kye-Gwan, DPRK’s top nuclear negotiator. The trip begins today and is scheduled to end on the 20th.
Source: Associated Press / CNN
