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Summary Seoul will be patient about inter-Korean ties, President Lee said.
South Koreas president says Seoul is open to talking with an open heart if North Korea shows a willingness to improve ties.Lee Myung-baks comments Wednesday at a news conference come during a tense time for the rival Koreas.Envoys from North Korea and the United States plan nuclear talks Thursday in Beijing. But Pyongyang has spurned Seouls offers to talk since the death in December of longtime leader Kim Jong Il.Lee says that North Korea under new leader Kim Jong Un is getting a chance to change for a better future.He says Seoul will be patient about inter-Korean ties.He says that if North Korean is open to talking with a sincere attitude, Seoul will welcome it and talk with an open heart.
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