New ROK leader leaves door open for dialogue

Republic of Korea President-elect Park Geun-hye on Thursday said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons development cannot be tolerated, but the doors for dialogue and humanitarian aid will be left open, one of several moves that Beijing has expressed support for.

Park made the remarks during a meeting with Zhang Zhijun, a special envoy and vice-foreign minister of China, Yonhap News Agency reported.

It was the first such meeting between Park and a senior diplomat from Beijing since her election victory and the rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in December.