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April 30, 2013

S. Korea, US extend nuclear pact
Seoul (AFP) April 24, 2013
South Korea and the United States have agreed on a two-year extension to a civilian nuclear pact that Seoul wants amended to allow it to produce its own nuclear fuel, officials said Wednesday. The current pact, signed in 1974, had been due to expire next year. The extension was agreed to allow more negotiations on the heated topic of allowing the South to reprocess spent fuel rods. "The two sides reached a temporary agreement on extending the current accord by two years on the grounds that they ... read more

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