Former basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday on a five-day visit there was speculation he may try to negotiate the release of jailed U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
But Rodman told Reporters s he was on another "basketball diplomacy tour" and would not be discussing the release of Bae.
"I'm not going to North Korea to discuss freeing Kenneth Bae," "I've come out here to see my friend Kim -- and I want to talk about basketball," he added.
Rodman's trip which is being sponsored by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is his second trip to the Communist contry this year. In March, Rodman was seen laughing next to Kim at a government sponsored Basketball game
Rodman was widely criticized over the first trip which came at a time when North Korea was making threats towards the U.S.
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