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South Korea's Foreign Minister Resigns Over US Relations
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Jan 15, 2004 05:54am |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Thursday, January 15, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | South Korea's Foreign Minister Resigns Over US Relations
South Korea's foreign minister resigned Thursday because of a rift between ministry officials and President Roh Moo-hyun over the country's close ties to the United States.
The division comes at a critical time as South Korea and the United States wrangle with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programs and discuss sending South Korean troops to help the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.
Roh accepted the resignation of Yoon Young-kwan, saying the Foreign Ministry was not fully backing his administration's policy of independence from Washington. The human rights lawyer-turned-politician took office a year ago promising not to "kowtow to the Americans" and gain equal footing with the country's top ally.
The Yonhap news agency said some members of Roh's National Security Council accused the foreign minister of leaning too much toward the United States.
Yoon defended the importance of the U.S. alliance, saying relations with Washington were "very useful" in resolving such issues the standoff with North Korea.
Yoon noted that the divided Koreas are still technically at war since the 1950-1953 Korean War ended in a cease-fire and not a treaty. |
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