Seoul in arms cut plea to North

[Heidi]

Source: BBC

Page last updated at 03:54 GMT, Saturday, 15 August 2009 04:54 UK

South Korea's president has called for talks with North Korea on cutting conventional weapons on the two nations' heavily fortified border.

Lee Myung-bak also renewed a pledge to provide aid if the communist state gave up its nuclear arms programme.

Mr Lee's comments came in a speech to mark the end of Japanese colonial rule over the Korean peninsula in 1945.

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Since taking office in February 2008, Mr Lee has been pursuing a tougher stance than his predecessors on nuclear and other issues.

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