North Calls Off Reconciliation Talks
From Times Wire Reports
In a blow to reconciliation efforts, North Korea called off Cabinet-level talks with South Korea just hours before they were to begin today.
North Korea did not give a reason for the cancellation in Seoul, but analysts speculated that Pyongyang is concerned about tougher talk from the new U.S. administration.
South Korean President Kim Dae Jung returned Sunday from Washington, where President Bush told him he was skeptical of North Korea and would not immediately resume talks on the North’s missile program.
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