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Seoul fears being slighted as US reaches out to North Korea

With ties between South Korea and the Trump administration strained, the South Korean government worries that Donald Trump's pursuit of a diplomatic breakthrough with Kim Jong Un may come at Seoul's expense.

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SOURCE: Deutsche Welle (DW)

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