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Article: `Apology' welcome.(Editorials)(North Korea regrets June naval clash with South)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- July 30, 2002
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Byline: The Register-Guard
North Korea's surprise message to South Korea last week looked like an apology, sounded like an apology and was accepted as an apology. So for the sake of future peace between the two Koreas, and the ultimate goal of reconciliation, the world should view it as an apology. Whatever it's called, it should serve to reduce tensions and lead to renewed talks - which is definitely worth applauding.
Further fueling hopes for a Korean thaw, Russia's foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, said Monday that North Korean officials are ready to meet with U.S. officials to discuss Korean reconciliation and other issues "without any preliminary ...