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Australia Offers Help in Korean Hostage Drama

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2007-08-02

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Governments‚ civic and religious groups around the world have condemned the Taliban's brutality‚ calling on them to release the men and women.
The latest country to join the call is Australia.
Kim Jeewoo reports on the Australian government's offer of support.
Australia has also joined the growing list of countries urging the safe and immediate release of the Korean hostages.
Speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum‚ Asia's main security meeting‚ Australia's foreign minister Alexander Downer said that his country is prepared to assist Korea however possible.
''We have quite a number of troops in Afghanistan‚ in the southern part of Afghanistan. I don't know that there is anything that we can do‚ but if there is‚ we would be happy to assist the South Koreans.''
Australia is one of Korea's biggest allies‚ having sent 17 thousand soldiers to Korea during the Korean War.
Australia is part of the multinational coalition in Afghanistan helping reconstruct the country.
And that‚ no doubt‚ worries many Australians.
The recent kidnapping of a German national came with a Taliban request that German troops pull out of Afghanistan immediately.
However‚ Minister Downer did not suggest any imminent military action and said Australia was against the paying of ransoms.
Although Australia is largely a Christian nation‚ it does have some Muslims among its population.
Islam is the second largest minority religion after Buddhism in Australia.
According to the 2006 Australian census‚ approximately 340 thousand people‚ or 1.7 percent of the population identified themselves as Muslim.
Kim Jeesoo‚ Arirang News. Reporter : jskim@arirang.co.kr

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