The World - News from July 8, 1988
The United States applauded South Korea’s effort to improve contacts with North Korea and urged Pyongyang to respond positively. But the State Department said it has no immediate plans to change its policy barring U.S. diplomats from formal contacts with North Korean officials. South Korean President Roh Tae Woo said in a televised address that Seoul is ready to permit student exchanges, family visits and economic ties--and eventually reunification of the divided peninsula.
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