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| S. Korea, Russia agree on closer cooperation on Nork nuke program |
| 2009-10-04 |
| SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Saturday it has agreed with Russia to closely cooperate to try to persuade North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program. The agreement was reached at a meeting on Tuesday in Moscow between South Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon and Aleksei Borodavkin, Russia's top negotiator on the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, officials at the South's Foreign Ministry said. "The two sides have agreed to strengthen a high-level consultation channel," a ministry official said, explaining about the Moscow meeting. |
| Posted by:Steve White |