European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thes he vol. 50, no. 266 350 monday january 6,1992 d 8693 a Bush to urge easing of Trade barriers president and mrs. Bush Burn incense after laying a Wreath sunday at the National cemetery in Seoul South Korea to Honor american and korean War dead. From wire reports Seoul South Korea a president Bush arrived in Seoul on sunday poised for Tough talk about nagging Trade problems with South Korea and hoping the close asian ally will act in ways beneficial to americans ailing Economy. The Bush administration wants South Korea to make it easier for . Products to be sold Here and to take stronger Steps to protect . Intellectual property rights and trademarks. Bush touching Down in mid afternoon after a flight from Singapore went directly to the National cemetery where he Laid a Wreath in Honor of american and korean War dead. He was later feted at a state dinner at the Blue House which is the presidential Palace. Bush a visit comes Midway through a 12-Day tour focused heavily on International Trade problems. It also comes in the Wake of the republics historic agreements with communist North Korea calling for the removal of nuclear weapons and for the peaceful coexistence on the divided korean Peninsula. South Korea is the third Stop on Bush a 26,000-mile Australia and Asia journey. He leaves tuesday for Japan where he also will stress Trade issues As a Way to help the . Economy by spurring Job creating exports. On his second trip to Korea As president Bush will meet with South korean president Roh Tae woo and visit . Soldiers stationed at Camp Casey near the demilitarized zone Between North Ana South Korea. There Are 39.000 . Military personnel in South Korea. The administration wants greater Access to South koreans markets especially in the financial sector. Korea maintains a series of High tariffs and bureaucratic procedures that make it virtually impossible for . Imports to compete . Officials say. However South Korea has embarked on an austerity program and is expected to try to convince Bush that this is not a Good time to liberalize Trade barriers. Like Japan South Korea resists opening its Rice markets to imports. Bush who is to return to Washington on Friday began the Trade Mission new years eve. That same Day South and North Korea reached an agreement in principle to ban nuclear weapons. A few weeks earlier they signed a historic Accord setting Down a framework to end 46 years of hostilities. The two have technically been in a state of War since the 1950-53 korean conflict during which More than 53.000 . Troops died in support of South Korea. Peace at any Price not acceptable Arafat says Cairo Egypt apr Plo chairman Yasser Arafat said sunday that the palestinians want the Middle East peace process to continue but not at any Price. He said he was still discussing with the palestinian delegates and with other nations whether to Call for a Boycott of the next peace talks to protest israelis plans to expel 12 palestinian activists from the occupied lands. The talks Are to resume tuesday in Washington. Arafat spoke after meeting president Hosni Mubarak and other egyptian leaders. A today we discussed with president Mubarak the importance of continuing the peace process but not according to israeli conditions and not with the background of israelis actions that it takes against our people and rights a Arafat said at a news conference. A we Hope we can continue the peace process faced with this israeli intransigence and the israeli crimes against our people a Arafat added. Arafat did not say when he expected a decision on whether to Call a Boycott. A senior Plo official said by Telephone saturday from Plo Headquarters in Tunis Tunisia that a decision was expected sunday. However Nabil Shaath a senior political aide to Arafat was quoted sunday by israeli daily newspaper Haartz As saying that palestinians will not Boycott the talks. He did not say when or under what conditions the delegates will show up for the talks. The developments came a Day see peace on Page 2refugees straining German resources Bonn official says Bonn Germany apr a German minister said sunday its ability to accommodate refugees is a largely exhausted after a record number of More than a Quarter million Asylum seekers arrived Here last year. A a Germany a reception possibilities Are largely exhausted. States and communities Are confronted with serious problems in housing and taking care of this Many people a said Interior minister Rudolf Seiters. Seiters said German citizens who pay the taxes for room Board and social services for Asylum seekers Are growing impatient. A we can hardly explain to our citizens anymore that our system of Justice obligates us to take into a costly Asylum procedure All those refugees who Are apparently unable to present grounds for Asylum Seiters said. Seiters said a record 256,112 foreigners applied for Asylum last year a 32 percent jump from 1990. The largest single group of last years Asylum seekers a 74,854 people a were yugoslavs fleeing civil War Seiters said. More than 40,000 romanians nearly 24,000 turks and 12,000 bulgarians further swelled the number of Asylum seekers Seiters said. Under the Germany Constitution foreigners who can prove political repression in their homelands Are guaranteed Asylum. But the government contends Many see refugees on Page 2 a floaters meet boaters boat borne Rescue workers pass firefighters on a flooded Street in sea Isle City n.j., As the firetruck returns from a Call saturday. A severe storm which pounded the entire East coast created tides that Rose 3 feet above Normal in the Southern new Jersey resort area. Additional storm details on Page 11