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Seoul Criticizes US Ambassador's 'Very Inappropriate' Comments on N Korea
Tourism

William Gallo

   SEOUL - South Korea pushed back firmly Friday on comments by U.S.
   Ambassador Harry Harris, who called on Seoul to consult with Washington
   about the South's attempt to resume individual tourism to North Korea.

   Harris said Thursday that South Korea should run the plan through a
   joint working group to "avoid a misunderstanding later that could
   trigger sanctions."

   An official with South Korea's presidential office called those remarks
   "very inappropriate," while stressing Seoul continues to coordinate
   with Washington.

   "The issue of [inter-Korean] cooperation is a matter for our government
   to decide," the official said.

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