United Nations Command Deputy Commander General Andrew Harrison said on Monday that negotiations had begun with North Korea on try to bring back American soldier Travis King, who a week ago crossed the border voluntarily and without permission.

Harrison fixed it Dialogue within the framework of the joint security zone “began” between the United Nations Command and the Government of North Korea, although he regrets that he cannot provide further information on this matter.

“I am limited in what I can say (…) They may not get the answers they desperately need.” He stated this on Monday at a meeting with reporters in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, reports CNN.

In this sense, he explained that The king’s well-being is ‘under threat’ and defended the need to “not guess” or give too much detail about communications that could affect their proper functioning.

King crossed the military demarcation line as a civilian the day before his scheduled return to the United States, where he had to face disciplinary action due to his inappropriate behavior during his business trip to South Korea, where he was detained for several days.

Nothing has been heard from King since. U.S. Army sources indicated that there was no indication that the soldier attempted to defect and that will be decommissioned once landed on American soil.