U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (L) shakes hands with South
Korean counterpart Cho Young-kil before the 35th annual Security
Consultative military leaders Meeting in Seoul November 17, 2003.
Rumsfeld met South Korean leaders on Monday amid heavy police security
at the start of a visit to discuss North Korea's nuclear programme and
the touchy issue of American troops in the South. REUTERS/Kim
Kyung-Hoon

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