SKorea, EU agree to push for early conclusion of FTA (AFP)

SKorean President Lee Myung-Bak (centre) poses for a photo with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) and Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic who is serving in the EU's rotating presidency, at the Blue House in Seoul, on May 23. SKorean and the EU leaders called for an early conclusion of a bilateral free trade deal and strenthened ties, a joint statement said.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - South Korean and European Union leaders have called for the early conclusion of a major free trade agreement and urged North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks.