Seoul, October 26, SPA -- South Korea hopes to launch talks with the United States, China and North Korea on a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War when progress becomes visible in disabling Pyongyang's nuclear facilities, AP quoted Seoul's top diplomat as saying today. The remark by Foreign Minister Song Min-soon means that the four-nation peace talks could start in a couple of months, as North Korea is supposed to disable its nuclear facilities by year's end. Song also said that U.S. troops should keep their presence here even after a peace treaty is signed.«The government is in talks with directly related countries with the aim of opening negotiations on a peace regime at a time when progress is visible in North Korea's nuclear disablement,» Song told a security forum in Seoul.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/493627