Brussels, 13/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Portuguese Presidency has made the following declaration on behalf of the EU:
"The European Union welcomes the simultaneous announcement of a Summit meeting between President Kim Dae-Jung and National Defence Committee Chairman Kim Jong II.
As a long-standing advocate of direct dialogue between the two Koreas, the EU considers that such a Summit would be an significant and historic event with considerable potential for easing tensions on the...