S. Korea's Kim calls for global peace efforts

S. Korea's Kim calls for global peace efforts

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (C) calls for worldwide efforts to achieve peace at the opening of the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Seoul on Oct. 20. ''Reconciliation and cooperation are the common desires of all peoples that will never fade,'' said Kim, chairman of the biennial gathering.

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