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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
(L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo Oct. 19,
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TOKYO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) --
Japan and the United States agreed Thursday in top-level talks to strengthen
their alliance in implementing sanctions over the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK) for its recent nuclear test, Kyodo News reported.
The agreement was made during a 40-minute meeting
between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice.
"Ensuring the implementation of the U.N. Security
Council resolution" will lead to changing the DPRK policies, Abe said, "In order
to do so, we will work out the details of what we can do and what we need to do
on the working level."
Reports said Thursday that the two countries have
agreed to examine the role of the military in searching the DPRK cargo ships
under the U.N. resolution. Washington and Tokyo also agreed to establish
working-level discussions between their foreign and defense ministries on the
conduct of the searches, Kyodo said.
Following the DPRK's announcement on Oct. 9 that it
had conducted a successful nuclear test, the U.N. Security Council on Saturday
unanimously adopted a resolution imposing sanctions against the DPRK.
Abe reiterated that Japan does not intend to change
its non-nuclear policies, which states that Japan would not produce, possess or
allow the entry into its territory of nuclear weapons. "I do no think the party
will officially discuss the matter," he said.
Rice indicated that Washington hopes that a
settlement of the nuclear issue could be achieved through dialogues. "We've also
been clear that we are not going to invade or attack" the DPRK, Rice said.
"The United States has no desire to escalate this
crisis. We would like to see it de-escalate," Rice said on Wednesday after
meeting with Foreign Minister Taro Aso.
The top U.S. diplomat's trip to Japan was seen as
among the diplomatic efforts between various countries to solve the Korean
peninsula nuclear issue. Rice flew to Seoul, South Korea late Thursday morning
and is also slated to visit China and Russia. Enditem
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
(L) talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo Oct. 19, 2006.
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DPRK lashes out at UNSC
resolution
PYONGYANG, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday lashed out at the U.N. Security Council
(UNSC) sanctions resolution, saying it's "a declaration of a war."
A statement issued by the DPRK Foreign Ministry denounced
the UNSC resolution as "a product of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK,"
the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Full Story
ROK opposes military action against
DPRK
CANBERRA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's Ambassador to
Australia Cho Chang-Beom said here on Tuesday that military action should not be
chosen as a means to resolve the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s
nuclear issue.
He said South Korea supported the UN Security Council
sanctions against the DPRK, but stressed that the resolution underlined the need
to intensify diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue peacefully. Full Story
Japan to make "comprehensive
judgement" before responding to DPRK's nuclear test
TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe said Tuesday that Japan would make "comprehensive judgement" as to how to
respond to the recent nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK).
Abe told reporters that Japan will consult with other
related countries over the issue and make comprehensive judgement before
responding to the nuclear test. Full Story
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