U.S. calls for protection of N.K. refugees, asylum seekers after high-profile defection
North KoreaAug 18, 2016
The United States on Wednesday called for protecting North Korean refugees and asylum seekers around the world after the No. 2 diplomat at the North's Embassy in Britain was confirmed to have defected to South Korea.Thae Yong-ho, 55, minister at the North's mission in London, recently arrived in South Korea with his family, Seoul's Ministry of Unification announced earlier Wednesday without unveiling further details. He is one of the highest-ranking North Korean diplomats to defect to Seoul."We