S. Korea, Japan agree on U.N.-level reaction to N. Korea nuke test

HANOI, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan agreed Monday to seek U.N.-level
punishment against North Korea's second nuclear test, officials said.

The agreement came at a meeting between Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and his
Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone held here on the sidelines of the
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
The ministers said they "call for the U.N. Security Council to convene an
emergency meeting on the issue as early as possible," a senior South Korean
official said, asking not to be named.
Yu plans to have more discussions with foreign ministers from other nations,
including China and Russia, which are also attending the ASEM forum, he added.
North Korea announced earlier in the day that it successfully conducted an
underground nuclear test. Its previous test was conducted in 2006.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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