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N Korea suspends first inter-Korean dialogue
 North Korea has postponed the first inter-Korean dialogue of this year, citing time constraints, South Korean officials said Monday. The two sides were to hold working-level talks Tuesday and Wednesday on repairing a cross-border railway and transporting a joint cheering squad to the Beijing Olympics this year by train. But Pyongyang asked for a suspension, saying It is the start of the year and there are a few things to prepare, the Souths unification ministry said. We dont know exactly why North Korea decided to suspend this weeks inter-Korean meeting, a ministry spokesman told AFP. He refused to confirm Yonhap news agencys report that the suspension was an apparent sign of uneasiness over the next South Korean governments tougher stance on Pyongyang. Posted by: Fred 2008-01-22 |
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