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Abe wants tough UN sanctions on NKors
TOKYO - Japan said on Tuesday it would push for the UN Security Council to swiftly impose tough sanctions on North Korea in response to the communist state’s declared nuclear test.

Tokyo renewed its backing for a US call to invoke Chapter VII of the UN charter, which provides for mandatory sanctions or, as a last resort, military action, in response to threats to international peace and security. ‘Japan is demanding a UN resolution that refers to Chapter VII,’ said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki, the government spokesman.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in his first cabinet meeting since returning from a trip to China and South Korea, said Japan was determined to take a tough line against North Korea. ‘North Korea’s latest announcement is a serious challenge against Japan’s security. And it also is a grave threat against the peace and security of East Asia and the international community,’ Abe told cabinet members, as quoted by Shiozaki.

‘Japan strongly protests against North Korea and condemns its move, while seeking a rapid response at the UN Security Council in cooperation with other countries,’ Abe said.
Shinzo needs to learn that you don't use 'rapid' and 'UN' in the same sentence.
Shiozaki signalled that Japan was waiting for confirmation of North Korea’s nuclear test before imposing fresh bilateral sanctions. ‘Japan will decide on its own measures by exchanging information with other countries,’ he said.

Shiozaki said he could not confirm a report by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency that intelligence officials in Seoul believed Pyongyang may conduct another test. Japan is ‘strengthening its efforts to gather and analyze related information,’ Shiozaki said, adding that he had not heard information from Seoul on another test.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-10-10
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