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S. Korea, Japan agree to seek resumption of 6-party talks
TOKYO, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan agreed Thursday to work closely to resume the stalled six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea, South Korean officials said.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, who is in Tokyo to attend an
international meeting on aiding Pakistan, and his Japanese counterpart, Hirofumi
Nakasone, reached the agreement at their meeting earlier in the day.
The two ministers "shared the view that China's role as chair of the
denuclearization talks is vital to get the talks resumed, while the two countries
are to continue their cooperation in resolving the North Korean issue," said Cho
Tae-young, chief of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's foreign
ministry.
The foreign ministerial talks came two days after North Korea said it would
reinforce its nuclear deterrence and stop participating in the six-party process
following the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a presidential statement
condemning the country's rocket launch on April 5.
Yu and Nakasone agreed that Seoul and Tokyo "are to respond calmly to the North's
moves, as they appear to have a cooling period with the North in seeking to
resume the talks" that involve the two Koreas, China, Russia, Japan and the
United States, according to Cho.
During the talks, Yu requested to Nakasone that Japan discuss the issue when
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso makes a two-day visit to China from April 29.
Nakasone requested that South Korean President Lee Myung-bak make an earlier
visit to Japan, and Yu responded that Seoul will fix the timing for the visit
after reviewing Lee's diplomatic schedule.
Yu is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday
afternoon before flying home Saturday.
The donors' meeting for Pakistan, co-hosted by Japan and the World Bank and
scheduled for Friday, is aimed at discussing ways to help the country address its
difficult challenges, such as the economic crisis and the fight against
terrorism,
The one-day event will draw representatives from more than 20 nations, including
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardali and U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, U.S.
special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
South Korea is expected to provide Pakistan with roughly US$150 million over the
next three years.
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South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, who is in Tokyo to attend an
international meeting on aiding Pakistan, and his Japanese counterpart, Hirofumi
Nakasone, reached the agreement at their meeting earlier in the day.
The two ministers "shared the view that China's role as chair of the
denuclearization talks is vital to get the talks resumed, while the two countries
are to continue their cooperation in resolving the North Korean issue," said Cho
Tae-young, chief of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's foreign
ministry.
The foreign ministerial talks came two days after North Korea said it would
reinforce its nuclear deterrence and stop participating in the six-party process
following the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a presidential statement
condemning the country's rocket launch on April 5.
Yu and Nakasone agreed that Seoul and Tokyo "are to respond calmly to the North's
moves, as they appear to have a cooling period with the North in seeking to
resume the talks" that involve the two Koreas, China, Russia, Japan and the
United States, according to Cho.
During the talks, Yu requested to Nakasone that Japan discuss the issue when
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso makes a two-day visit to China from April 29.
Nakasone requested that South Korean President Lee Myung-bak make an earlier
visit to Japan, and Yu responded that Seoul will fix the timing for the visit
after reviewing Lee's diplomatic schedule.
Yu is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday
afternoon before flying home Saturday.
The donors' meeting for Pakistan, co-hosted by Japan and the World Bank and
scheduled for Friday, is aimed at discussing ways to help the country address its
difficult challenges, such as the economic crisis and the fight against
terrorism,
The one-day event will draw representatives from more than 20 nations, including
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardali and U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, U.S.
special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
South Korea is expected to provide Pakistan with roughly US$150 million over the
next three years.
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