(North) Korean Central Broadcasting Station reports former President Clinton arrived in Pyongyang

The (North) Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported at 7 minutes past noon on 04 August that the former President Clinton arrived in Pyongyang.

Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, and his party arrived here Tuesday by air.
They were greeted by Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Kim Kye-gwan, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.
A little girl presented a bouquet to Bill Clinton.

South Korea's semi-official news service, Yonhap News Agency, reported that a diplomatic source in Seoul said former President Clinton is believed to have arrived in Pyongyang around 10:48 AM. Another source said the visit is believed to be aimed at securing the release of two detained American journalists. The officials in Seoul also told Yonhap that North Korea and the US have been holding "active consultations" on the fate of the two Americans in recent weeks.

McClatchy Newspapers reported that an anonymous "Asian diplomat" had said that "sending the former U.S. president as an envoy was discussed within the Obama administration last week."

Also of interest, over the weekend, Asia Times reported that the North Korean vice foreign minister Kim Kye-gwan seems to have been purged for misjudging the Obama administration's response to the North Korean overture to the US. It seems the report was in err, at least for now, since Kim Kye-gwan was at the Pyongyang Airport to greet the former President Clinton.