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SKorea’s president-elect faces NKorea uncertainty

By Foster Klug

Published December 21, 2012 3:40am ET

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SKorea’s president-elect faces NKorea uncertainty — South Korea's president-elect Park Geun-hye, center, shouts her name with members of her election camp during a ceremony to disband the camp at her party's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Park's election as South Korea's first female president could mean a new drive to start talks with bitter rival North Korea, though it's unclear how much further she will go than the hard-line incumbent, a member of her own conservative party. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool) | Jung Yeon-je

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Park Geun-hye promises to reach out to North Korea with more humanitarian aid and deeper engagement after she moves into South Korea’s presidential Blue House on Feb. 25. Pyongyang, however, may be in no mood to talk anytime soon.

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