Japan, China diplomats seek cooperation in North Korea nuclear test response

They may be on opposite sides of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands issue, but Japan and China are in agreement that they need to take action over North Korea?s third nuclear test last week. The test was in direct violation of resolutions from the United Nations Security Council, which the two countries are members of.

Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry?s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, met with Wu Dawei, China?s special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs to discuss how to strengthen cooperation between the two countries on this particular issue. China, normally the strongest ally of North Korea, has expressed staunch opposition to the nuclear tests being conducted by the reclusive state. Appeals for recalling Beijing?s food and energy aid to Pyongyang are growing stronger amidst fears that the nuclear tests will lead to further actions from North Korea against countries that oppose them. But Beijing is still reluctant to impose rigorous sanctions. Sugiyama is seeking for China?s cooperation in imposing the Security Council?s additional economic and financial sanctions on North Korea.

Sugiyama has also reiterated the request for cooperation from China with regards to North Korea?s past abductions of Japanese nationals and in making them fully accountable for all their actions. Another agenda for the Japanese diplomat is exchanging views with Chinese Foreign Ministry officials over the strained relations between the two countries over their territorial islands issue. However, he refused to disclose who were his counterparts and what were the results of the talks.

[ via Kyodo ]

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