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To: Ruffian who wrote (53623)	12/12/1999 3:14:00 AM
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Seoul, Beijing pledge closer ties; Hong, Tang discuss political, economic cooperation Korea and China agreed yesterday to firm up security in Northeast Asia through close consultation in inter-Korean issues, officials said. "Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Hong Soon-young and Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan discussed not only bilateral relationships but also a broader range of issues involving ties between Seoul and Pyongyang, as well as Pyongyang and Washington," a ministry spokesman said. The two foreign ministers also agreed to further cement their friendly relationship, which began with their establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, and maintain a cooperative partnership in various international forums in the 21st century, the spokesman said. At the meeting, the two foreign ministers also agreed to jointly strive to realize the visit to Korea by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji. Also discussed were Korean telecommunications firms' advances into the Chinese CDMA telephone exchange market, he said. Today, Tang, who is the second Chinese foreign minister to visit Korea since their diplomatic normalization, will pay a courtesy call on President Kim Dae-jung and meet with local business leaders. Particularly noteworthy about the Chinese foreign minister's visit is his tour of a spa resort near Seoul with his Korean counterpart,, during which the two top diplomats are expected to exchange views on a variety of issues in a "candid and frank" atmosphere, a ministry official said. On the agenda at the unprecedented event will be China's trade deficit with Korea, the official signing of a fisheries pact between Seoul and Beijing, China's support for the Seoul government's engagement policy toward Pyongyang and ongoing dialogues between North Korea and the United States, he added. "They will also exchange their governments' basic stance on North Korean defectors," the spokesman said. The North Korean escapees seeking refuge in China have become a thorny issue between the two governments as Beijing, expressing its displeasure with demands for their protection by South Korean civic groups, has reiterated that the issue is for China and North Korea alone to resolve. "It has become more significant for the two governments to understand each other's position on inter-Korean issues and tighten their cooperation in dealing with them," said a ministry official, adding this meeting between the two foreign ministers would be a meaningful first step. Tang will leave for home tomorrow, winding up his maiden visit to Korea. Updated: 12/11/1999 by Kim Ji-ho Staff reporter