South Korea’s ambassador to Israel was summoned to Seoul because of a gambling problem, Israel Radio reported. The report said the ambassador would be brought before a disciplinary board. According to the radio report, during the 1980s the diplomat was recalled from his position as an adviser to South Korea’s U.N. delegation in New York due to a similar problem.
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