S.Korean, US Leaders Agree to Work Closely on DPRK Nuclear Issue

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S.Korean, US Leaders Agree to Work Closely on DPRK Nuclear Issue

Leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed Friday to work closely to address the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said a South Korean official on Saturday.

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Leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed Friday to work closely to address the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said a South Korean official on Saturday.

According to South Korean Presidential Office's spokeswoman Song Kyoung-hee, President Roh Moo-hyun and his US counterpart George W. Bush late Friday night (local time) held a telephone conversation to discuss issues of mutual concern.

In the 20-minute telephone talk, Bush promised to resolve the nuclear issue through diplomacy channel, and Roh Moo-hyun explained Seoul's position that the DPRK nuclear issue should be solved peacefully through dialogue, said the spokeswoman.

Bush also thanked Roh for the dispatch of South Korean non-combat troops to support the coalition war in Iraq, and hoped Roh would visit Washington at an early date.

The South Korean National Assembly on Wednesday approved a controversial bill authorizing the government to send some 700 troops to participate in the US-led military actions against Iraq despite strong opposition from local civic groups.

Foreign Minister Yoon Young-kwan paid a three-day visit to the United States in late March to discuss the DPRK nuclear standoff and details of Roh's visit the United States. Roh Moo-hyun is expected to make his Washington trip in May, the first since his inauguration as the country's president.

It was the second telephone talk between Roh Moo-hyun and Bush after Roh took office, the last one was on March 13.

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