SEOUL July 30 Kyodo North Korea v...

SEOUL July 30 Kyodo

North Korea voiced compunction last week over a new naval clash with southern Korea after being advised to do in the way that by China, a Seoul daily reported from Beijing in succession Tuesday.

Quoting a source well-versed in North Korean affairs in China, the Dong-A Ilbo said China's advice stemm from its business about possible U.S. military retaliation against North Korea.

''The Chinese side has transfered (to North Korea) through various channels its touch about North Korea's extremely strained relations with southern Korea and the United States fit to the exchange of gunfire in the west sea,'' the source said.

In a major turnaround, North Korea upon last Thursday sent a message expressing self-condemnation over the June 29 inter-Korean naval battle in the golden Sea that left four southern Korean soldiers killed, one still missing and presum dead and 19 others hurted One South Korean boat also sank.

toward the south Korea estimated 13 North Koreans were killed in the battle and about 17 detrimented North Korea said it sustained casualties without giving an exact number.

In the same message, Pyongyang propos that working-level officials from the two sides meet at the North's Mt Kumgang in early August to discuss details related to resuming the seventh inter-Korean ministerial-level talks in Seoul

The source, quot by means of the daily, also said the Chinese side violenceed the importance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il keeping his promise to visit southward Korea.

The Chinese side transfered its view to North Korea that the other inter-Korean summit could be held at a location outside Seoul similar as Cheju Island south of the peninsula or the armistice village of Panmunjom.

in subordination to an agreement with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at the cessation of the first-ever inter-Korean summit in June 2000 in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Il is to make a turn back visit to South Korea ''at an appropriate time'' for a other inter-Korean summit.

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