`S. Korea never sought US mediation`
(WorldNews South Korea)

Kim Hyun-chong, center, deputy chief of the presidential National Security Office, responds to questions by a group of South Korean reporters before his return to Seoul after meetings with high-profile Washington officials to discuss the trade friction between South Korea and Japan, July 14. Yonhap By Kim Yoo-chul South Korea didn`t ask the United States to mediate the ongoing bitter diplomatic conflicts with Japan, a senior presidential aide said Monday, though he added Washington `sufficiently understood the seriousness of the trade friction as it was getting worse.` `The key purpose of my trip last month to...