S. Korean minister postpones talks with Rice

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has
canceled his visit to Washington next week for "strategic dialogue" with his
American counterpart Condoleezza Rice, a ministry official said Friday.

Yu and Rice had planned to meet on Dec. 8 to coordinate the allies' policy on the
North Korean nuclear crisis and other global issues.
"The South Korean side asked for the meeting to be indefinitely postponed due to
Minister Yu's busy schedule here. For example, next year's budget plan has yet to
be passed through the National Assembly," a ministry official told Yonhap News
Agency on condition of anonymity.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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