[CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, GLOBAL: Agent Orange burial in Waegwan, South Korea

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

S. Korea, U.S. launch Agent Orange probe

By Song Sang-ho
Korea Herald
May 22, 2011

South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to a joint investigation into  
the alleged burial three decades ago of Agent Orange at a U.S.  
military base in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province, a senior  
government official said Sunday.

“Recognizing the urgency and importance of the matter, the U.S. has  
actively engaged in consultations with us. For a prompt, transparent  
resolution of the issue, the two sides have agreed to quickly proceed  
with a joint investigation,” Yook Dong-han, vice minister of the  
Prime Minister’s Office, told reporters.

“Details on how to carry out the probe will further be discussed.  
When the joint inquiry team is set up, it will conduct the  
investigation inside Camp Carroll and in its surrounding areas.”

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For the entire article, see
http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110522000307

Se also http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936477

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