South Korea call for calm
President Kim Young Sam sought to calm South Koreans in the face of rumours of impending war with the North, saying his government would keep trying to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully, AFP reports from Seoul.
Government officials announced that a planned trip to Washington by the Foreign Minister, Han Sung Joo, was being moved up to today for urgent talks on the North Korean issue with top US officials.
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