Seoul hopes G20 will support action on N.K.

South Korea’s diplomatic knack will be put to test once again at the G20 summit this weekend in Toronto as the U.N. Security Council discusses whether to uphold Seoul’s accusation that Pyongyang torpedoed its naval ship.

Eyes are focused on the G8 summit, a political council that includes four of the five permanent members of the UNSC -- the U.S., Britain, France and Russia -- which is expected to deal with the Cheonan’s sinking.

Canada, as this year’s president of the G8, has reportedly circulated among the G8 nations a draft joint statement that calls North Korea to account in mid-June and is trying to get their approval. A consensus among Seoul, Washington and Tokyo has spurred such moves by Ottawa, diplomatic sources say.