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Japan hails ROK-DPRK accord:
The Japanese government hailed the signing In Seoul Friday of an agreement on reconciliation and non-aggression by the ministers of North and South Korea, reports AFP from
"It's epoch-making for North-South dialogue and will help ease tenaion on the Korean peninsula." Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe told a news conference.
Watanabe, also Deputy Prime Minister, said he strongly hoped that the signing of the document in Seoul would expedite a summit between the two Koreas.
The Foreign Minister said he believed the accord would also have a favourable Impact on Japanese-North Korean negotiations to normalize diplomatic ties.
Lithuania, Ukraine set up ties :
Lithuania and Ukraine, two former Soviet republics, on Thursday established diplomatic relations. Tass news agency reported, says AFP from Moscow.
Charge d'Affaires will be sent to the respective capitals of Vilnius and Kiev, pending the opening of embassies there, the agency added.
Explosion kills 6 in Lanka Tamil guerillas and a civilian were killed when their vehicle ran over a mine in northwest Sri Lanka, military sources said Friday, reports Reuter.
The vehicle exploded on Thursday when it went over pressure mines laid by security forces at Potkerny in Mannar district.
The rebels are fighting for a separate state for minority Tamils
Earthquake hits Soviet islands :
a strong earthquake struck a string of Soviet islands between northern Japan and the Soviet Union qn Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, reports AI’ from Washington.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The area is remote and sparsely populated, said spokeswoman Rebecca Phipps.
The quake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, struck the Kuril Islands, about 900 miles (1.450 kilometres) northeast of Tbkyo between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean.
Phipps said the quake was the largest tn the that area since June 30, 1982, when a temblor struck measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale.
Envoys in Belgrade call for peace:
The ambassadors In Belgrade of the United States, the Soviet Union and the Netherlands — the latter country representing the European Community — on Thursday made an "urgent appeal" for peace In Yugoslavia. Tanjug news agency said, reports AFP from Belgrade.
The agency, quoting the US Embassy here, said the three envoys made their appeal in a meeting with Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic and one of his aides. Deputy Defence Minister Stane Brovet.
The document called on Serbia. Croatia and the Yugoslav federal army to apply "totally and without delay." a cease-fire agreement that was signed under United Nations auspices on November 23 in Geneva
Blast wounds 16 in N Ireland:
a huge bomb packed in a coal truck exploded Thursday night, wounding 16 people, wrecking a police station and damaging a Catholic church filled with worshipers, police said. The IRA claimed responsibility, reports AP from Belfast.
The one-ton (900-kilogram) bomb exploded in back of the Royal Ulster Constabulary station in Cradlgavon. 25 miles (40 kilometres) southwest of Belfast, a Constabulary spokesman said
A caller admitted responsibility on behalf of the outlawed Irish Republican Army in a telephoned message to the British Broadcasting Corp's Belfast office.
The blast left a 40-foot (12-metre-) wide crater and was heard more than 30 miles (50 kilometres) away it blew out windows more than a mile away and sliced power cables, blacking out much of the town, the police spokesman said.
Six officers and 10 civilians were slightly hurt, he said, mostly suffering cuts from flying debris and glass splinters.