NO SURPRISE: MOSCOW WANTS IN ON KOREA TALKS.

During talks in Moscow yesterday with his South Korean counterpart, Russian foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov once again called for Moscow to be included in peace talks on the Korean peninsula. As Russian officials have numerous times in the past, Primakov called for the convening of an international conference on the conflict that would include Russia. (Interfax, May 7) Moscow has objected to the recent U.S.-South Korean proposal for quadripartite talks that would involve only the U.S. and China along with the two Koreas.

Moscow: IFOR Shooting Death Was Accidental.