Visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday lauded the nuclear declaration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), expressing the hope for fresh headway in six-party talks.
Ban made the remarks at a joint press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
Exchanging views with Fukuda on the situation of the Korean Peninsula, Ban said that the DPRK's provision of its nuclear inventory was a step forward in the denuclearization process of the peninsula. The UN chief also expressed appreciation for strengthened cooperation between Japan, China and South Korea.
Fukuda, for his part, said that Japan is willing to made positive contributions to the peace and development of the international community.
He said that Japan is to send Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to Sudan to help UN peacekeeping operations there and provide 1 million U.S. dollars in aid to the peacekeeping mission in Malaysia.
During the talks, the two leaders also conferred on Japan-UN relations, urging an early realization of UN reforms as well as those of the UN Security Council in particular.
Earlier in the day, Ban met with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on such issues of climate change, African development and soaring world food prices.
Ban arrived in Japan Saturday, the first leg of his two-week Asia tour. The UN chief is scheduled to leave Tuesday for China and South Korea, before returning again to Japan to attend the G8 summit at the Toyako (Lake Toya) resort in Hokkaido.
Source: Xinhua
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