Travis King defected to North Korea to escape mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army state media said on Wednesday . The United States has previously said that King crossed the border willfully and without authorisation . King admitted that he illegally intruded Pyongyangs Korean Central News Agency KCNA reported .
North Korea did not provide any details about King’s health or location or about what they planned to do with him . KCNA put out a statement criticising discussion of Pyongyangs rights record at the United Nations describing America as the antipeople empire of evils totally depraved due to all sorts of social evils .
Pyongyang has a long history of detaining Americans and using them as bargaining chips in bilateral negotiations . The use of the term illegal intrusion was likely a bargaining tactic. It implies the possibility of deportation and can be used for negotiations between the North and the U.
S. It can also be used to do its thing to spin the situation in such a way as to criticise the US and express Pyongyangs deeprooted hostility towards Washington she added . Washington and North Korea are set to hold a trilateral summit at the US presidential retreat in Maryland on Friday during which the leaders are expected to announce plans for expanding military cooperation against Pyongyangs nuclear threats against North Korea on Friday .
Seoul Tokyo and Washington will hold a meeting in Maryland to announce new military cooperation on Friday to discuss plans for expanded military cooperation . Pyongyang is expected to discuss military cooperation. The meeting will also focus on nuclear threats.
Pyongyang is also expected to launch a nuclear weapons development. The U.N. will also discuss the issue. The North and Washington are expected.
