Thursday, June 7, 2007

Koreas Debate Mineral Exploration Rights

North and South Korea opened working-level talks Thursday to work out a deal swapping raw materials for mineral exploration rights, the South's Unification Ministry said. The two-day meeting at the North's border city of Kaesong comes a month after Seoul agreed to give Pyongyang $80 million worth of raw materials for making clothes, shoes and soap in exchange for rights to develop mineral resources in the North. More here http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_bi_ge/koreas_economic_talks_2;_ylt=AvglQ3W3yzBFXE7AHTxNU3Tjr4cA

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