South Korea invited to KL

South Korea invited to KL

SEOUL (AP): Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi met with South Korean President Kim Young-sam yesterday to invite him to a summit of regional leaders in December.

Kim responded that he would "positively consider" attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur Dec. 14 to Dec. 16, even though it comes just days before South Korea's presidential election, his spokesman Yoon Yeo-joon said.

Abdullah also met with his South Korean counterpart, Yoo Chong-ha, to discuss the situation in famine-threatened North Korea. Yoo explained South Korea's current efforts to establish peace with the rival North.