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SEOUL, Nov 3 Asia Pulse - The top British envoy in Seoul will fly to Pyongyang next week for a routine consultation with his country's embassy there, a South Korean diplomatic source said Saturday.

The visit by British Ambassador to South Korea Martin Uden comes as speculation continues to mount over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who is believed to have refrained from official events since mid-August amid rumors that he has recently suffered a stroke.

Uden's visit to Pyongyang, which will take place via Beijing early next week, according to the source, also comes as the European Union moves to step up its ...

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