DATE=6/24/99
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-251032
TITLE=NORTH / SOUTH KOREA TALKS (S)
BYLINE=STEPHANIE HO
DATELINE=BEIJING
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS SAYS NORTH KOREA HAS PROPOSED
RESUMING STALLED TALKS IN BEIJING THIS SATURDAY. V-O-A'S
STEPHANIE HO REPORTS, THE HIGHEST LEVEL TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO
KOREAS IN MORE THAN A YEAR BROKE DOWN TUESDAY AFTER A BRIEF FIRST
SESSION.
TEXT: SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY SPOKESMAN WI KEYEI-CHUL SAYS THE
NORTH KOREAN SIDE CONTACTED HIS GOVERNMENT THURSDAY MORNING TO
PROPOSE RESUMING TALKS ON SATURDAY.
HE EMPHASIZED THAT SEOUL HAS NOT YET ACCEPTED THE NORTH KOREAN
PROPOSAL, BUT THAT THE TWO SIDES WILL DISCUSS DETAILS OVER THE
TELEPHONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO FOCUS ON REUNITING FAMILIES SEPARATED SINCE
THE KOREAN WAR -- WHICH LASTED FROM 1950 TO 1953. BUT NORTH
KOREA FIRST WANTS AN APOLOGY FROM SOUTH KOREA FOR A NAVAL CLASH
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IN DISPUTED YELLOW SEA WATERS LAST
WEEK, IN WHICH A NORTH KOREAN BOAT WAS SUNK.
MEANTIME, NORTH KOREAN AND U-S DIPLOMATS CONTINUED MEETING FOR A
SECOND DAY IN THE CHINESE CAPITAL. THE TWO SIDES DISCUSSED THE
FINDINGS OF U-S EXPERTS WHO INSPECTED A SUSPECTED NORTH KOREAN
UNDERGROUND WEAPONS FACILITY LAST MONTH. (SIGNED)
NEB/HO/JO
24-Jun-99 2:53 AM EDT (0653 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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