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North Korea's Kim moots summit with South

Seoul hails the call as meaningful, suggests two sides resume dialogue soon

Published Thu, Jan 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed the "highest-level" talks with South Korea on Thursday, opening the way to a historic summit as his communist country battles to fend off international prosecution over its dismal human rights record.

The sudden move, made during his traditional New Year message, would clear the path for the first top-level inter-Korean meeting since a 2007 summit in Pyongyang.

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