﻿ S Korea echoes US calls for action, not words, from North for
talks to be held - Taipei Times Tue, Jun 18, 2013 - Page 6　News
List   ‘INDECENT PROPOSAL’:South Korean media say the North’s
proposal for US talks is a repetition of a worn-out tactic to
drive a wedge between Seoul and Washington   South Korea
yesterday joined the US in insisting that rival North Korea take
“concrete” steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it
genuinely wants to end its international isolation.  The South’s
comment came a day after Pyongyang sought to circumvent Seoul by
proposing direct talks with Washington.  The move was widely
seen as an effort to drive a wedge between the US and its South
Korean ally after planned North-South talks were canceled last
week in a row over protocol.  The US response was that the North
would not be allowed to “talk its way out” of UN sanctions, and
would have to provide some tangible proof of its willingness to
curb its nuclear program.  “We’ll judge them by their actions,
not by the nic