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S. Korea Urges N. Korea to Shut Reactor

Friday, March 02, 2007 2:00:07 PM
By BURT HERMAN

South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung, third from left, talks with his North Korean counterpart Senior Cabinet Councilor Kwon Ho Ung, second from right, during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, March 2, 2007.  South Korea refused Friday to immediately restore aid to North Korea until the impoverished nation makes progress on dismantling its nuclear weapons program, as the two Koreas agreed to resume reconciliation moves at their first high-level talks since Pyongyang's atomic test. The letters on the banner read "The 20th South and North Korea high level meeting."(AP Photo/Segye Time, Lee Je-won, KOREA POOL)   SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea added pressure on North Korea to comply with an international disarmament agreement on Friday, refusing the impoverished nation's demand to restore full aid shipments until after its main nuclear reactor is shut down.

At the first high-level talks between the two Koreas since the North's underground nuclear test in October, the communist nation "agreed to make joint efforts for a smooth implementation" of its pledge last month to take initial steps toward dismantling its atomic program, according to a final statement.

The North and South also agreed to resume family reunions of relatives split by their border and planned test runs of railway lines between the countries.


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