American missionary arrives in Beijing after being freed by N. Korea

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- An American missionary arrived in Beijing on
Saturday, one day after North Korea said it would release him in a gesture that
appeared to be aimed at improving ties with the U.S.

Robert Park, 28, had been detained by in North Korea since he entered the
isolated country from China on Christmas Day to urge leader Kim Jong-il to step
down for human rights abuses.
Last August, former U.S. president Bill Clinton met Kim in Pyongyang to secure
the release of two U.S. journalists also detained for entering the North
illegally.
sam@yna.co.kr
(END)