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Japan considering its own sanctions against Norks
SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Japan is considering making its own sanctions against North Korea over the deadly sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday.In a telephone conversation with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Hatoyama said North Korea, which committed the incident, is an obvious threat not only to South Korea but also to Japan, said Lee's spokesman, Park Sun-kyu. Lee told Hatoyama that putting resolute measures into practice is important to correct North Korea's wrongdoings and asked for Japan's cooperation in future moves, including referring the incident to U.N. Security Council. Hatoyama replied Japan will continue to support the South Korean government's position and cooperate in the future. Japan's Kyodo News also reported from Tokyo that Japan will consider possible additional sanctions it could unilaterally impose on North Korea after an international investigation concluded last week that a torpedo fired by a North Korean submarine in the Yellow Sea on March 26 caused the sinking, which left 46 sailors dead. Kyodo also reported that Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano told reporters after a high-level national security meeting on Monday that Japan will collaborate with South Korea and the United States, and that if the South Korean government refers the incident to the U.N. Security Council for punitive measures against North Korea, Tokyo will fully back the move. Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-25 |
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