SKorea envoy says cannot confirm NKorea test

BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) South Korea's chief envoy to the six-country nuclear talks said today he could not confirm North Korea's reports that it had conducted a nuclear test.

Chun Yung-woo, South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, made the comments on arrival in Beijing, adding he would use his trip to discuss coordinating policy on the North with China, considered one of North Korea's closest diplomatic allies.

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