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North Korea expresses regret for naval clash, wants dialogue
Seoul, July 25: North Korea expressed regret for a June 29 naval clash with South Korea and proposed a resumption of dialogue, the South Korean government said today.
Seoul, July 25: North Korea expressed regret for a
June 29 naval clash with South Korea and proposed a resumption
of dialogue, the South Korean government said today.
"North Korea proposed joint efforts to prevent such incidents from happening again," vice unification minister Kim Hyong-Gi told local reporters.
The announcement was a boot for President Kim Dae-Jung, whose so-called "sunshine" policy of engaging north Korea has stalled since last year, partly because of tension between the north and the United States.
North Korea proposed the resumption of working-level talks in early august at the diamond mountain resort on the east coast of the communist country, Kim said.
The working-level talks would set the stage for cabinet-level negotiations to be held in Seoul, Kim quoted North Korean negotiator Kim Ryong-Song as saying in a letter delivered through the border village of Panmunjom.
North Korea was defiant yesterday, warning that new naval clashes could break out with South Korea unless the US-led United Nations command abolishes what the north called an illegal border drawn in the yellow sea.
Bureau Report
"North Korea proposed joint efforts to prevent such incidents from happening again," vice unification minister Kim Hyong-Gi told local reporters.
The announcement was a boot for President Kim Dae-Jung, whose so-called "sunshine" policy of engaging north Korea has stalled since last year, partly because of tension between the north and the United States.
North Korea proposed the resumption of working-level talks in early august at the diamond mountain resort on the east coast of the communist country, Kim said.
The working-level talks would set the stage for cabinet-level negotiations to be held in Seoul, Kim quoted North Korean negotiator Kim Ryong-Song as saying in a letter delivered through the border village of Panmunjom.
North Korea was defiant yesterday, warning that new naval clashes could break out with South Korea unless the US-led United Nations command abolishes what the north called an illegal border drawn in the yellow sea.
Bureau Report