ThegovernmentsaiditwasmakingeveryefforttosecureKim'ssaferelease, indicatinghewasstillaliveandSeoulwasengaginginnegotiationstosavehimfromkidnapperspurportedlylinkedtotheal-Qaida terrorist organization.The Korea Herald소리듣기정부는 김씨의안전한석방을위해모든노력을기울이고있다고말해그가아직생존하고있으며한국정부는 알카이다테러조직과관련이있는것으로보이는 납치범들로부터그를구출하기위해협상중에있음을보여주었다.
DismissingtheswirlingrumorshemayhavetoldtheKoreanembassy, hesaidhetriedtosaveKimindependentlyandbelievedthemilitantswouldreleasehisemployee.The Korea Herald소리듣기자신이대사관에사실을알렸을것이라는소문을부인하며그는 독자적으로 김씨를구출하려고노력했고무장단체가자신의직원이었던 김씨를석방할것으로생각했다고말했다.