Richardson in North Korea

PANMUNJOM, Korea — U.S. envoys returned to South Korea after securing the remains of six American soldiers from the Korean War and pushing for action on North Korea's nuclear disarmament.
Gov. Bill Richardson and Anthony Principi, former U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary, were greeted at the border by U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow and U.S. military officials.
Richardson spent four days in North Korea, also joined by the top White House adviser on Korea, Victor Cha.
"Hopefully, we've done our bit to relieve the tension between our two countries," Richardson told reporters, referring to the United States and North Korea.
On Wednesday, the Americans drove two hours from the North Korean capital along virtually traffic-free roads, seeing farmers working fields and people walking along the highway.
The remains of the soldiers were transported separately in small, black cases.
Before crossing into the South, the delegation toured the buildings where the armistice that ended the Korean War was negotiated and signed, with a guide showing them where each party sat.
They then walked across the North-South frontier at the truce village of Panmunjom, where the two Koreas stand face-to-face across the border that has divided the Korean Peninsula since the 1953 cease-fire.
Principi said the mission to deliver the remains was one of the most emotional moments of his life. - AP