What needs to happen is the Six-Party countries, South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia, China, especially China that has leverage over North Korea, need to say to the North Koreans, 'Look, release these three individuals.'
Richardson calls for a united approach from Six-Party countries to pressure North Korea for the release of American detainees.
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