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Dennis Rodman departs North Korea with questions unanswered Dennis Rodman departs North Korea with questions unanswered
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Former basketball star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday, but didn't answer questions from the media on whether he had met leader Kim Jong-un on his latest visit. The former basketball star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday and did not answer questions from the media about whether he had met Kim Jong-un during his visit.
The pair struck up a friendship when Rodman first travelled to the secretive communist state earlier this year. The pair struck up a friendship when Rodman first travelled to the secretive communist state earlier this year. He returned there on Thursday, a week after North Korea announced the execution of Kim's once-powerful uncle, Jang Song-thaek, sparking speculation by foreign analysts over the future of the Kim regime.
Rodman declined to answer questions from reporters on his arrival at Beijing's airport. On Sunday night he told the Associated Press he had not yet had a meeting with Kim. After leaving North Korea Rodman declined to answer questions from reporters at Beijing airport.
On Sunday night, he told the Associated Press he had not yet had a meeting with Kim. He arrived in North Korea on Thursday, a week after North Korea announced the execution of Kim's once-powerful uncle, Jang Song-thaek, sparking speculation by foreign analysts over the future of the Kim regime. Rodman's short visit was aimed at finalising plans to bring 12 former NBA players to Pyongyang for an exhibition game on 8 January to mark Kim's birthday.
Rodman's short visit was aimed at finalising plans to bring 12 eformer NBA players to Pyongyang for an exhibition game on 8 January to mark Kim's birthday. Rodman is the highest-profile American to meet the North Korean leader since Kim inherited power from his father, Kim Jong-il, in late 2011.
Rodman is the highest profile American to meet Kim since the leader inherited power from his father in late 2011.
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