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Lee 'to visit disputed islands'

Seoul : South Korea | Aug 09, 2012 at 9:44 PM PDT
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South Korea's Lee Myung-bak to visit disputed islands Lee Myung-bak would be the first South Korean leader to visit the islands South Korea's president is expected to visit islands also claimed by Japan, in a move set to raise diplomatic tensions between the two nations. FULL ARTICLE AT BBC
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