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TOKYO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to cooperate in handling the issue regarding the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear development, after the meeting of their foreign ministers in Tokyo.
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and his South Korean counterpart Ban Ki-Moon, the next U.N. secretary general, exchanged ideas over the resumption of six-party talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and said that they will work to have the DPRK quit its nuclear plan, according to Kyodo News.
The two countries also said that they will cooperate on the implementation of the U.N. Security Council resolution over the DPRK.
Ban, who is on a two-day visit to Japan, is expected to meet with Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe on Monday.
The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution in mid-October on the nuclear test conducted by the DPRK. On Wednesday, the DPRK said that it decided to return to the six-party talks "on the premise that the issue of lifting financial sanctions will be discussed and settled between the DPRK and the U.S. within the framework of the six-party talks."
The six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue, which involves the DPRK, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States, were last held in November, 2005.
DPRK says to return to six-party talks
PYONGYANG, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Wednesday that it has decided to return to the six-party talks, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Full story
China, DPRK, U.S. agree to resume six-party talks soon
BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The six-party talks on the Korean peninsula nuclear issue are to resume soon, according to a source from the Chinese Foreign Ministry here Tuesday.
At the invitation of China, the heads of delegations to the talks from China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States had an informal meeting in Beijing Tuesday, said the source.
"The three parties agreed that the six-party talks be held soon at a time convenient to the six parties," the source said. Full story
Bush hails DPRK's planned return to six-party talks
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he would welcome the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) back to the six-party talks over its nuclear program.
"I am pleased and I want to thank the Chinese," Bush told reporters at the White House after meeting with Andrew Natsios, his special envoy on Sudan. Full story>>>
Russia hails agreement on resumption of six-party talks
MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Russia termed "extremely positive" the agreed resumption of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula in the near future, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev said on Tuesday.
"We are sincere in our hope that the talks will be resumed in the near future," Alexeyev, the chief of relations with Asian countries at the Foreign Ministry, was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying. Full story>>>
UN chief hails resumption of six-party talks
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed on Tuesday the announcement of the resumption of six-party talks on the nuclear program on the Korean Peninsula. Full story
