The World : Seoul Plea: 2 Koreas in U.N.

South Korea called for the admission of both North and South Korea to the United Nations as an interim measure pending reunification. South Korean Prime Minister Lho Shin Yong told the U.N. General Assembly that admission of the two states “can only increase the opportunities for dialogue and cooperation . . . and eventual reunification.” North Korean Vice President Pak Sung Chul told the assembly last week that separate U.N. memberships would “only lead to fixity of the division.” The two Koreas now have observer status at the United Nations.