China, SKorea reach consensus on NKorea issue

BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) China and South Korea have reached an ''important'' consensus on the North Korean nuclear issue, China's official Xinhua news agency said today. North Korea announced this week that it had successfully tested a nuclear device.

''The ROK (South Korea) and China are now facing a very important opportunity, and the two nations have maintained close consultation and cooperation to resolve the Korean peninsula nuclear issue,'' Xinhua quoted visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun as saying in Beijing.

Xinhua provided no other details on the consensus.

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