UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he had launched an initiative to
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he had launched an initiative to secure the release of two US journalists detained in North Korea but would not disclose details.
“I have taken my own initiative even though I am not able to disclose (details),” he told reporters here.
He said he had appealed to Pyongyang to release Euna Lee and Laura Ling “on humanitarian grounds” but would not elaborate.