SOUTH KOREAN, CHINESE LEADERS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER NORTH

THE LEADERS OF SOUTH KOREA AND
CHINA SHARE «PROFOUND CONCERN» OVER RISING TENSIONS
CREATED BY NORTH KOREA'S RECENT MISSILE LAUNCHES, AP QUOTED THE
OFFICE OF SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT ROH MOO-HYUN AS SAYING.
ROH AND CHINESE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO ALSO AGREED DURING A
30-MINUTE PHONE CALL TO STEP UP DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO
DEFUSE THE MISSILE CRISIS, SAID SUN MI-RA, A SPOKESWOMAN
FOR ROH.
TENSIONS IN THE REGION HAVE SPIKED AFTER NORTH KOREA
TEST-FIRED SEVEN MISSILES ON JULY 5.