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Japan, Germany agree to cooperate on nuke disarmament, climate change
TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and German Foreign Minister Guido
Westerwelle agreed Thursday that the two countries should cooperate on nuclear
disarmament, climate change and the reconstruction of Afghanistan, the Japanese
Foreign Ministry said.
On the economic front, Hatoyama said Japan and the European Union need to reach
an economic partnership agreement in the future, although there may be
difficulties.
The meeting in Tokyo was held prior to talks between Japanese Foreign Minister
Katsuya Okada and Westerwelle, who is also Germany's deputy chancellor.
During the 30-minute meeting at the prime minister's office, Hatoyama said
bilateral cooperation on nuclear disarmament is important amid global efforts
to realize a nuclear-free world.
''Japan and Germany are Group of Eight countries without nuclear weapons and I
believe we share (common) values,'' Hatoyama told the German foreign minister
at the outset of their meeting.
On climate change, Hatoyama said the outcome of a key U.N. climate change
conference last December was not satisfactory and stressed the need to create a
fair and effective international framework to combat climate change.
''It is important for Japan and Germany to closely cooperate in the
international negotiations,'' Hatoyama was quoted as saying.
The conference ended with the leaders of around 20 major nations adopting the
Copenhagen Accord, a new climate deal that calls on developed countries to set
out respective greenhouse gas emissions cut targets for 2020 and developing
countries to take actions to mitigate climate change, but without binding
power.
Westerwelle agreed with Hatoyama on the need for a binding international
agreement at an early date, according to the ministry.
With regard to Afghanistan, Hatoyama said he would like to continue cooperation
with Germany and the foreign minister expressed appreciation for the civilian
aid that Japan is offering to the war-torn country.
Westerwelle assumed his post after German Chancellor Angela Merkel won her
second term and launched a new coalition government in October with the Free
Democratic Party, which is headed by Westerwelle.
The foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo is the first since new governments
were launched in both countries last year.
==Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and German Foreign Minister Guido
Westerwelle agreed Thursday that the two countries should cooperate on nuclear
disarmament, climate change and the reconstruction of Afghanistan, the Japanese
Foreign Ministry said.
On the economic front, Hatoyama said Japan and the European Union need to reach
an economic partnership agreement in the future, although there may be
difficulties.
The meeting in Tokyo was held prior to talks between Japanese Foreign Minister
Katsuya Okada and Westerwelle, who is also Germany's deputy chancellor.
During the 30-minute meeting at the prime minister's office, Hatoyama said
bilateral cooperation on nuclear disarmament is important amid global efforts
to realize a nuclear-free world.
''Japan and Germany are Group of Eight countries without nuclear weapons and I
believe we share (common) values,'' Hatoyama told the German foreign minister
at the outset of their meeting.
On climate change, Hatoyama said the outcome of a key U.N. climate change
conference last December was not satisfactory and stressed the need to create a
fair and effective international framework to combat climate change.
''It is important for Japan and Germany to closely cooperate in the
international negotiations,'' Hatoyama was quoted as saying.
The conference ended with the leaders of around 20 major nations adopting the
Copenhagen Accord, a new climate deal that calls on developed countries to set
out respective greenhouse gas emissions cut targets for 2020 and developing
countries to take actions to mitigate climate change, but without binding
power.
Westerwelle agreed with Hatoyama on the need for a binding international
agreement at an early date, according to the ministry.
With regard to Afghanistan, Hatoyama said he would like to continue cooperation
with Germany and the foreign minister expressed appreciation for the civilian
aid that Japan is offering to the war-torn country.
Westerwelle assumed his post after German Chancellor Angela Merkel won her
second term and launched a new coalition government in October with the Free
Democratic Party, which is headed by Westerwelle.
The foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo is the first since new governments
were launched in both countries last year.
==Kyodo
