Posted on 08/17/2007 11:55:18 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Two Koreas agree to postpone summit until early October: presidential office
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday asked South Korea to postpone the inter-Korean summit slated for Aug. 28-30 in Pyongyang until early October, citing severe flood damage sustained by the North, presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-seon said.
In response, South Korea accepted the North's request and proposed holding the summit on Oct. 2-4 in the North Korean capital, Cheon said.
Ping!
(1)Kim Jong-il tries to milk more from S. Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in return for holding inter-Korean summit.
(2)Kim Jong-il is not well enough to meet him. He is really sick.
(3)Kim has other serious political problems inside N. Korea, and the aftermath of recent flood is only one of them.
(4) Maximize the political impact of the summit by having it so close to the presidential election in S. Korea(Dec. 19, 2007), because a well-orchestrated summit could boost the chance for a left-wing candidate.
KOSPI nosedives, SKorea has no won to pay NKorea commie extortion. Lil Kim knows it.
yitbos
Bump.
Hey Tiger reason probably might be South Korea presidential election TOO he want to know who going to run
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