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June 05, 2013

S. Korea, US hold talks on key nuclear accord
Seoul (AFP) June 03, 2013
South Korea and the United States began extended negotiations Monday on renewing their civilian nuclear pact, with Seoul pushing for the right to produce its own nuclear fuel. The current accord, signed in 1974, had been due to expire in 2014, but was extended in April for two years after failing to make progress on the South's demand to reprocess spent fuel rods. The South is seeking to lift the ban in a bid to feed its nuclear reactors and tackle its worsening power shortage, with Washington b ... read more

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