Carter arrives in North Korea to secure release of detained American

Gerald · 08-25-10, 09:13 AM

(CNN) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea Wednesday to negotiate the release of an American held there.

Carter was greeted at the airport by the country's vice minister for foreign affairs, the communist nation's official news agency said.

The trip is intended to secure the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a 31-year-old Boston, Massachusetts, resident.

Gomes was sentenced in April to eight years at a hard labor camp for illegally crossing North Korea's border with China and for an unspecified "hostile act."

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Note:August 25, 2010 Updated 1322 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Carter returning from North Korea with detained American (CNN) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea Wednesday to negotiate the release of an American held there. Carter was greeted at the airport by the country's vice minister for foreign affairs, the communist nation's official news agency said. The trip is intended to secure the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, a 31-year-old Boston, Massachusetts, resident. Gomes was sentenced in April to eight years at a hard labor camp for illegally crossing North Korea's border with China and for an unspecified "hostile act." http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/as...rip/index.html Note:August 25, 2010 Updated 1322 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie Last edited by Gerald; 08-26-10 at 10:24 PM. Reason: New News!