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China and South Korea settle row over execution
China and South Korea say they have put behind them a row which erupted when Seoul complained it was not notified before Beijing executed a South Korean criminal.
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan and South Korean Foreign Minister Han Seung-Soo sorted out the conflict, while meeting prior to the ASEAN summit.
Chinese officials say both sides believe this was an isolated incident and should not let it affect the development of bilateral relations.
Seoul apologized for mishandling the diplomatic row over China's execution of a 41-year-old Korean drug dealer on September 25th, after it wrongly accused China of giving no notification of the execution until a month after the event.
It said a Chinese court sent notification of the sentencing and imminent execution, but did not say when the execution would occur and the notice did not go to the right person.
China had insisted notification was made and demanded Seoul stop its "groundless accusations".
5/11/01 9:03:53 | ABC Radio Australia News
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