Rudd pays tribute to Korean War diggers

(AAP) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made a brief stop in Busan to remember Australian troops who died during the Korean War.

Mr Rudd made the stop on Sunday afternoon on his way to the South Korean capital
Seoul, where he has a series of meetings on Monday.
A spokeswoman for Mr Rudd said he had stopped in Busan where he laid a wreathe at a
war cemetery.
Around 17,000 Australians served in the Korean War between 1950 and 1953, with 339
killed.
The remains of 281 Australians are buried in the rolling grounds of the United
Nations Memorial Park in Busan.
Former prime minister John Howard also laid a wreathe when he visited Busan for the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in 2005.
Mr Rudd arrived in South Korea Sunday afternoon after four days in Beijing, where he
attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and held talks with Chinese
leaders.
After a Chinese visit peppered with sport, Mr Rudd will turn his attention to more
traditional matters during his meetings in the South Korean capital on Monday.
He is due to have meetings with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, Prime
Minister Han Seung-soo, as well as senior Korean and Australian business leaders.
Topics on his agenda include the recent collapse of the Doha round of the World
Trade Organisation, which was strongly supported by South Korea, as well as the
global financial turmoil and climate change.
South Korea is Australia's fourth biggest trading partner and the two countries are
currently considering whether to move towards negotiations on a free trade
agreement.
"Our bilateral relations are strong and we enjoy one of the most complementary trade
relationships in the world," Mr Rudd said.