Inter-Korea summit postponed October 2-4

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WORLD / Asia-Pacific

Inter-Korea summit postponed October 2-4

(Reuters/Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-08-18 17:39

SEOUL - South Korea?proposed that a summit with North Korea be held on
October 2-4 following a request from Pyongyang to postpone the meeting
originally planned for the end of this month, South Korea's YTN TV said
on Saturday.

"The government has proposed to hold the summit on October 2-4," YTN said.

The inter-Korean Summit will be postponed to October 2 to 4 due to heavy
flood in the Democratic People's Repbulic of Korea (DPRK), the DPRK's
official news agency confirmed on Saturday.

The DPRK suggested the postponement of the Pyongyang visit by South
Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in a telephone message sent by the north
side to the south side.

"The south side expressed profound sympathy with the flood damage...and
expressed understanding of the above-said proposal and consented to it",
said the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Both sides have agreed to hold the summit on October 2-4, said the KCNA.

YTN said Pyongyang had asked for the summit, the first in seven years, to
be postponed because of flooding that has killed hundreds of people and
made more than 300,000 homeless in the North.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was scheduled to visit Pyongyang to
meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on August 28-30 for what would be
only the second summit between two countries which are still technically
at war.

South Korea and DPRK announced on August 8 that South Korean President
Roh Moo-hyun plans to visit Pyongyang on August 28-30 to hold a summit
with top DPRK leader Kim Jong-il. The two sides agreed on Tuesday that
Roh would make an overland trip to Pyongyang on the road linking Seoul
and Pyongyang.

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