BLUE HOUSE - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2011. Gates met with Lee and Defense MInister Kim Kwan-jin to discuss U.S and Korean defense issues. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry MorrisonSKorea, Japan Continue Hard Line On NKorea -- Washington Post/AP
SEOUL, South Korea -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan are continuing their hard line on North Korea's push for aid-for-nuclear-disarmament talks.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said Saturday after talks in Seoul with his Japanese counterpart, Seiji Maehara, that the North must demonstrate its "true commitment" to abandoning its nuclear programs before stalled talks resume.
He called for actions from Pyongyang that show its good faith on disarmament, but didn't elaborate.
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