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| S. Korea still expects China to send team to probe sinking |
| 2010-06-01 |
| SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is still waiting for China to accept a request to send its own investigation team to verify the results of a multinational investigation that held North Korea accountable for the March sinking of a South Korea naval vessel, Seoul officials said Tuesday. Russia has dispatched a team of experts to review the May 20 report by South Korea, the U.S., Sweden, and Australia which found that a North Korean submarine torpedoed the 1,200-ton corvette near the western sea border between the two Koreas. Forty-six sailors were killed. Last week, South Korea provided China with detailed data on its findings and proposed an on-site inspection by Chinese experts. A South Korean newspaper reported earlier Tuesday that China has rejected the offer, but South Korean government officials said they have not received any formal response from Beijing. "China has not given an answer yet," a senior official said, requesting anonymity, adding the government does not rule out the possibility that China will respond positively, though belatedly. |
| Posted by:Steve White |