SEOUL (Reuters) - The presidents of China and South Korea at a summit on Monday called for cooperation in sputtering talks to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons while they pledged to boost trade between the major economic partners.
Chinese President Hu Jintao's two-day visit to South Korea came less than 24 hours after the closing of the Beijing Olympics and as regional powers press North Korea to accept a nuclear inspection system as part of a disarmament-for-aid deal the secretive state struck with five countries.