P607 607 TELEINF 03:21:40 to the landmark Geneva accord. Christopher, accompanied by Robert Gallucci, who negotiated the October 21 agreement wiuh Pyongyang to end North Korea's suspect nuclear program, are slated to hold twg d!ys of t lks on follow-up steps to the accord. Christopher is also expected to make a strong restatement of Washington's commitment to keep its 37,000 troops in South Korea as long as any nuclear or conventional army threat remains from the communist North. Hours before his arrival South Korea announced de- tails of a lifting of a ban on direct trade and investment with North Korea -- effective immediately -- in a step met with glee on the Seoul stock exc- hange, which posted a record high. MOSCOW - President Boris Yeltsin called for stepped-up russian-Uapanese ties Tuesday ahead of a forum between see next page >>>