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S. Korea, China to hold talks on N. Korean defectors
SEOUL -- Senior diplomats from South Korea and China are scheduled to hold talks later this month to address outstanding issues between the two nations, including North Korean defectors detained in China, a diplomatic source said Thursday.The talks come as Seoul has urged Beijing not to send back a group of North Koreans detained in China as they hope for South Korean intervention to avoid repatriation to their communist homeland. During the talks, South Korea will "emphasize again that China should not repatriate North Korean defectors against their will but should handle the issue from a humanitarian standpoint," the source said on condition of anonymity. No date for the planned talks has been fixed but the two sides are finalizing a schedule, according to the source. Posted by: Steve White 2012-02-16 |
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