Jailed US missionary Kenneth Bae (R) is appealing to the US government to secure his release. Source: AAP
A US missionary who has been jailed in North Korea for more than a year has appeared before reporters and is appealing to the US government to do its best to secure his release.
The missionary, Kenneth Bae, made the comments on Monday at what he called a press conference held at his own request.
Bae was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group.
He was accused of crimes against the state and sentenced to 15 years of hard labour.
He was moved to a hospital last northern summer in poor health.
He is the longest-serving US detainee in North Korea in recent years.
Bae expressed hope that the US government will do its best to secure his release.
Wearing a grey cap and inmate's uniform with the number 103 on his chest, Bae spoke in Korean during the brief appearance on Monday, which was attended by foreign media reporters in Pyongyang.
"I believe that my problem can be solved by close co-operation and agreement between the American government and the government of this country," he said.
He said he has not been treated badly in confinement.
"We shouldn't take Kenneth Bae's comments merely as his own," said Kim Jin Moo, a North Korea expert at the state-run Korea Institute for Defence Analyses in Seoul.
"The reason why North Korea had Kenneth Bae make this statement... is that they want Washington to reach out to them."
"Bae's comments are an appeal to Washington to actively persuade Pyongyang to release him," Kim said.
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