US to Extend Ban on Citizens’ Travel to North Korea

US to Extend Ban on Citizens’ Travel to North Korea
The North Korean flag flies outside the country's embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, April 30, 2018. Reuters/Thomas Peter
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department said on Aug. 30 it had decided to extend by a year its ban on U.S. citizens’ travel to North Korea, citing continued concerns about the threat of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. nationals there.

The two countries are involved in talks intended to ease tensions between them, and President Donald Trump met with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in June.