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PYONGYANG REJECTS SEOUL'S LIAISON OFFICE PROPOSAL.
SEOUL, May 1 Asia Pulse - In another sign of chilly inter-Korean relations, North Korea has spurned South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's proposal for the two countries to set up liaison offices in each other's capitals.
Lee made the offer in an interview with the Washington Post during his recent trip to the U.S., saying such a regular dialogue channel would help improve inter-Korean ties.
The Rodong Sinmun, published by the North's ruling Workers' Party, on April 26 described Lee's offer as a "shallow tactic to dodge its responsibility for worsening inter-Korean ties and to distract public opinion." In its commentary, the propaganda mouthpiece called Lee's idea an "anti-reunification antique."
The North's rejection was not unexpected. In the 1990s, the South proposed in high-level inter-Korean talks that liaison offices be established in each other's capitals, but the North rejected the proposal.
Relations between the Koreas have been strained since the conservative Lee administration took office in late February. Lee ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, PYONGYANG REJECTS SEOUL'S LIAISON OFFICE PROPOSAL.