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| S. Korean President cuts ASEAN tour short over tensions with N. Korea |
| 2010-12-09 |
| (KUNA) -- President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak cut short his tour of the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) region and is only to visit members Indonesia and Malaysia, as of Thursday, over tensions with North Korea. An Indonesian Foreign Ministry statement said the leader is to attend the inauguration of the 3rd Bali Democracy Forum along with the Indonesian president. Media meanwhile said officials from the two states are to discuss bilateral relations and military, defense, and economic cooperation. The President is to visit Malaysia later in the day for a two-day visit, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between the two nations. He is to attend a celebration on this occasion along with the King of Malaysia. A Foreign Ministry statement reported that the meetings of the delegation with bigwigs and businessmen would cover regional issues as well as boosting cooperation and interaction. The president is to meet the Malaysian Premier and sign a Memo of Understanding on cooperation in the fields of criminal law and the judiciary, it said. Seoul assumed a state of alert since North Korea's attack on a South Korean island in November 23, which killed two navy officers and several civilians. |
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