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Candidate seeks dialogue with North Korea

SEOUL — Park Geun Hye, the presidential nominee of South Korea’s ruling party, said Monday that she wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve relations if she wins next month’s election.

‘‘I am willing to meet the leader of North Korea for the advancement of inter-Korean relations,’’ Park said at a televised press briefing in Seoul to announce her foreign affairs and national security policy pledges.

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