克里談朝鮮釋放美國人：沒有交易

US Secretary of State John Kerry says there was no deal (in his words "quid pro quo" ) involved in North Korea's unexpected release of an American prisoner this week.

The reclusive nation abruptly freed Jeffrey Fowle, and U.S. officials announced Tuesday that he was heading home to the United States.

Fowle, who arrived in North Korea on a tourist visa, was arrested six months ago after leaving a Bible in a North Korean restaurant and bar.

His family denied that he traveled to the country on a church-related mission.

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said there is continued concern about the two Americans who remain in custody.

Miller was sentenced to six years of hard labor after being convicted of “hostile” acts against North Korea. Bae received a 15-year prison sentence, also for “hostile” acts.))

Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday, Kerry also expressed hope that denuclearization talks with Pyongyang could start again soon.美國國務卿克里說，朝鮮本星期突然釋放美國人傑佛裏.福爾，在這件事上，美國和朝鮮之間沒有任何交易。用他的話說“沒有報償”。

一向神祕的朝鮮突然釋放了美國人傑佛裏.福爾。美國官員星期二宣佈，福爾已經離開朝鮮，返回美國。

福爾持旅遊簽證前往朝鮮。他半年之前被逮捕，因爲他在朝鮮的一個餐館酒吧留下一部《聖經》。

他的家人否認他前往朝鮮是爲了傳教。

美國國務院發言人哈爾夫說，美國繼續關注其他兩名仍被關押在朝鮮的美國人。

美國公民馬修·米勒被朝鮮當局以對朝鮮有“敵對”行爲的罪名判處6年勞改。裴俊浩則因同樣的“敵對”罪名被判15年監禁。

克里星期三在柏林表示，希望很快恢復與朝鮮的無核化會談。