Carter Plans to Go to North Korea to Release Prisoner, AP Says
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will travel to North Korea this week to negotiate the release of an American citizen who has been detained for seven months for illegal entry, the Associated Press reported.
North Korea has agreed to release Aijalon Mahli Gomes if Carter visits Pyongyang, AP said, citing U.S. officials it didn’t identify. The 85-year-old former leader is preparing to leave later today and will spend one night in North Korea before returning to the U.S., according to the report.