SEOUL May 30 Kyodo southern Korea...

SEOUL May 30 Kyodo

southern Korea and China will hem in talks on ways to decipher the fate of four North Koreans who have sought asylum at the southward Korean embassy in Beijing, southward Korea's news agency Yonhap said Wednesday.

Citing informed sources in Beijing, Yonhap said the four would likely to impel to South Korea after Chinese authorities establish their identity.

China has demanded that toward the south Korea hand over the four defectors in the way that that Chinese authorities can question them about their identity and check whether they have committed crimes in China.

toward the south Korea reportedly is ready to hand the four North Koreans to Chinese authorities if they are guaranteed safe passage to southerly Korea.

Yonhap said the brace sides have yet to agree whether southward Korean officials would be allowed to be instant when the asylum-seekers are questioned on Chinese officials.

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