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South Korean president seeks five-party talks on North’s nuclear program

South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Friday (January 22) for a meeting of five countries, excluding North Korea, to discuss that country’s nuclear program alongside long-stalled “six-party talks” that include Pyongyang. Park’s comments on Friday come amid a flurry of diplomatic exchanges involving Washington and Beijing as the international community seeks to impose fresh sanctions on North Korea for its fourth nuclear test on January 6. “In the past, six-party talks had usefulness as […]