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November 04, 2013

S. Korea's Park says no point in Japan summit
Seoul (AFP) Nov 04, 2013
President Park Geun-Hye has painted a bleak picture of South Korea's current and future ties with Japan - a key ally in efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear programme. In an interview with the BBC, Park suggested a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be pointless given Tokyo's refusal to apologise for Japan's "past wrongdoings". Abuses carried out during Japan's repressive 1910-45 colonial rule remain a source of deep anger and resentment in South Korea, particularly the tr ... read more

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