Topic: Jimmy Carter

Pro-Pyongyang paper urges inter-Korean dialogue

A pro-Pyongyang newspaper pressed Seoul Wednesday to accept an offer from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to hold a summit with South Korea's leader.Ex-US president Jimmy Carter, who visited the communist state late last month, said he received a "personal" written message ...

North Korea visit to focus on food crisis: Carter

A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter said Monday they will focus on food shortages, human rights and denuclearisation when they visit North Korea this week. A delegation of "The Elders" group of retired state leaders will visit ...

S. Korea to allow Carter flight from North: report

South Korea is expected to give former US President Jimmy Carter rare approval to fly directly to Seoul after visiting the North Korean capital Pyongyang next week, a report said Thursday."President Carter has informed us that he wants to fly directly to ...

Former US president seeks N. Korea trip: official

Former US President Jimmy Carter intends to visit North Korea in an apparent bid to help ease acute cross-border tensions, South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday.Seoul is "paying attention to Carter's plan to visit North Korea," foreign ministry spokesman Cho Byung-Jae told ...

A Beast Appeased

It's no coincidence that North Korea chose now to attack our ally, South Korea. North Korea fired rockets at South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, killing two South Korean Marines and several civilians, and wounding more than a ...

Carter briefs administration on N.Korea visit

Former president Jimmy Carter on Tuesday gave a rundown on his visit to North Korea to the current US administration, which insisted that Pyongyang carry out commitments before any negotiations.Carter, who last week brought home an American teacher who was imprisoned in ...

Carter brings American home from North Korea

Former US president Jimmy Carter returned Friday to a hero's welcome as he brought home safely an American national sentenced to eight years hard labor in North Korea.Friends and family gathered excitedly at Boston's Logan International Airport to greet Aijalon Mahli Gomes, ...
Jimmy Carter secures release of American imprisoned in North Korea since JanuaryA smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes' face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday, seven months after his arrest in North Korea.Carter ...

Carter exits N.Korea with freed US man, nuke vow

Former US president Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea Friday after securing the release of an American citizen and a pledge from Pyongyang that it wants to resume nuclear disarmament talks.The Nobel peace laureate left the reclusive communist state with Aijalon ...
Jimmy Carter is expected to go to North Korea this week, according to senior Obama administration officials speaking to CNN. The visit by the 39th president recalls President Bill Clinton's successful trip to the North Korean capital last August to win the ...