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South Korea urges change in U-S policy toward North Korea

South Korea's President, Kim Dae-Jung, has called on Washington to to change its policy toward North Korea in a bid to save his peace initiative with Pyongyang.

Mr Kim told a news conference it was up to the United States to help North Korea save face and end the freeze on dialogue between the two.

North Korea broke-off official contacts with the rival South after U-S President George Bush took office last year and imposed a tougher line with the communist state.

The Bush administration has since offered renewed contacts but Pyongyang has inisted the United States must first end its "hostile" attitude.

14/01/2002 6:11:08 PM | ABC Radio Australia News

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