South Korean President Kim Young Sam endorsed the new agreement Tuesday after receiving a letter from U.S. President Clinton making it clear that the reactors will be South Korean, and that a South Korean company will serve as prime contractor for the construction, installation and management of the reactors.
But South Korean analysts complained that the South is being treated as a bit player in the unprecedented deal, even though Seoul is expected to produce the bulk of the money for the $4.5 billion project.
"What this shows," complained an editorial in a South Korean newspaper, "is that South Korea is lacking in diplomatic clout, either in Washington or in Pyongyang."
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