NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 050-02
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 2, 2002
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U.S. - NORTH KOREA POW/MIA TALKS END
U.S. and North Korean negotiators ended talks Jan. 26,
2002, on future recoveries of the remains of U.S. servicemen
missing in action from the Korean War.
The talks, which began Jan. 23, 2002, were held in
Bangkok, Thailand. Negotiators led by the Department of Defense
POW/Missing Personnel Office sought to establish a schedule of
operations to recover U.S. remains from several areas in North
Korea.
The U.S. negotiating team included representatives from
the United Nations Command, the Department of State and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
As a result of previous negotiations, U.S. teams have
recovered more than 150 sets of remains believed to be those of
American soldiers. Between 1996-2001, specialists from the U.S.
Army Central Identification Laboratory have conducted 27 joint
recovery operations in an area about 60 miles north of
Pyongyang, the capital city, as well as near the Chosin
Reservoir in the northeast part of the country.
No dates were set to resume negotiations.
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