Two North Korean diplomats traveled to New Mexico to meet with
Gov. Bill Richardson. They took a different route home.
Reports
Agence France Presse:
After holding rare talks with a prominent US governor, a
diplomatic duo from the reclusive state of North Korea is off
to see another side of the United States -- Las Vegas.
A senior US official confirmed on condition of anonymity Friday
that the two North Korean diplomats had told US authorities
they planned "personal travel" in America's casino capital as
well as in Los Angeles.
The US official declined further details on the travel of the
pair, who are accredited at the United Nations and require
special permission to go beyond a 25-mile (40-kilometer) radius
of New York City.
The diplomats, Kim Myong-Gil and Paek Jong-Ho, held two days of
talks this week in the southwestern state of New Mexico with
Governor Bill Richardson, a former UN envoy and longtime
go-between for North Korea.
Ain't life great for people who live in the workers' paradise of
North Korea?!
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).
