US welcomes release of American journalist from Myanmar

In this photo provided by the Richardson Center, former US Ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson (right) poses with journalist Danny Fenster in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, Nov 15, 2021. Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years of hard labor in military-ruled Myanmar, was freed and on his way home Monday, a former U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the release said. - AP

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters): The United States welcomed the release of American journalist Daniel Fenster from Myanmar on Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

"We welcome the release of American journalist Daniel Fenster from prison in Burma, where he was wrongfully detained for almost six months," Blinken said.