US, Japan, S. Korea agreed on nuclear talks 

Source: CCTV.com

10-17-2006 09:28

The United States and Japan have agreed to swiftly enforce tough sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over its reported nuclear test. Meanwhile, UN secretary general-designate Ban Ki-Moon says he hopes to visit the D-P-R-K to help resolve the issue.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill's visit to Tokyo came as Japan arranged to send its foreign minister to a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice was to arrive in Japan on Wednesday before travelling on to South Korea and China.

Christopher Hill, US asst. secretary of state said, “Probably the main part of the discussion will be how we can implement the UN Security Council resolution in a way to make it effective and we will be discussing that here in Tokyo and then she will be going on to Seoul and then we'll go to Beijing where I think it is very important to discuss the implementation of this resolution.”