Korean peninsula must be nuclear free say Bush and Roh

US President George W Bush and newly elected South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun have agreed that the Korean Peninsula should be nuclear-weapons free and that the current stand-off with North Korea should be achieved through peaceful means.

“We’re making good progress toward achieving that peaceful resolution ... in regard to North Korea,” Mr Bush said in a Rose Garden statement with Roh by his side last night.