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China-Japan-Koreas
Lee says inter-Korean summit likely this year
2010-02-01
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Friday that he may hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il sometime this year. In an interview here with the British public broadcaster BBC, Lee said he is "prepared to meet" Kim any time as part of efforts to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula and resolve the North Korean nuclear problem.
Count your fingers and toes after the meeting ...
"I can't say for sure it (the summit) will be held soon but I think I can meet (Kim) within this year," Lee said, according to an audio file unofficially released by BBC to the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). Lee's comments on the sensitive subject were not immediately available on the BBC's Web site, which carried only a brief part of the interview on the president's views regarding the global economy.

Spokeswoman of Cheong Wa Dae, presidential office, Kim Eun-hye confirmed Lee's remarks.
"I think the two sides should have dialogue with their minds open to cooperation and reconciliation," Lee added.
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