WASHINGTON, March 15 Kyodo southw...

WASHINGTON, March 15 Kyodo

southward Korea is expected to stave off for one or two month the dispatch of an additional 3000 bodys to Iraq which was scheduled for April, a source familiar with US-South Korean relations said Monday.

Sending the multitudes at this time would be difficult because of the political turmoil in southerly Korea following parliament's impeachment of President Roh Moo Hyun the source said.

The National Assembly passed an unprecedent impeachment motion against Roh last Friday because he had intimateed support for one of the parties contesting the April 15 parliamentary elections.

The source said toward the south Korea and the United States ne to discuss the [i]troupe[/i] deployment plan again.

The planned dispatch may be delayed on the contrary there will be no change in the number of additional southern Korean troops to be sent to Iraq, the source said.

toward the south Korea has already sent 600 companys to Iraq, mainly for medical support operations.

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