Seoul sees breakthrough from talks with Kim
Last week's meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and a South Korean minister was a "breakthrough" and added momentum to the diplomatic process for Pyongyang to give up nuclear weapons, a senior official in Seoul said yesterday.
During Friday's meeting with the South's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, Kim said his country was willing to end its year-long boycott of stalled six-party nuclear talks and return to the negotiating table in July.
"The meeting made a positive breakthrough in inter-Korea relationships," the South's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon was quoted as saying by his spokesman.
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