The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said yesterday it would not deal with Japan even in the Six-Party Talks due to Japan's unjust stance over the talks and the " abduction issue."

"The parties concerned except Japan have made every possible effort in various aspects to create an atmosphere for the resumption of the talks, but Japan insisted on bringing up the already settled 'abduction issue' for discussion at the talks, which is not relevant to the main topic of the talks," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary.

The forthcoming the Six-Party Talks will start on July 26 in Beijing.

"Japan's aim is to create an atmosphere unfavorable for the DPRK and fish in troubled waters," it said.

"The negative role played by Japan at the previous rounds of the talks compels the DPRK not to deal with Japan even if the talks are resumed," it added.

It was reported that Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda and Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on July 14 and 15 that Japan will raise the "abduction issue" at the July 26 the Six-Party Talks.

The commentary stressed that the Six-Party Talks remain unchanged in their basic orientation the talks should substantially contribute to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

"Japan will find nothing to do at the future Six-Party Talks even if it attends them unless it drops its crooked viewpoint and way of thinking. Its participation would only create more complexities to the talks," the commentary said.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said yesterday the six parties to the talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue will make joint efforts to make the new round of talks a "successful and a pleasant one."

Li said that the six parties will further enhance co-ordination and co-operation on relevant issues.
 
"I am sure all the parties attending the talks will demonstrate mutual understanding and mutual respect, and hold a flexible and practical attitude to promote progress in the talks," he said.

Japan's UNSC membership

Also on Wednesday, DPRK's communist party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said that Japan's permanent membership of the UNSC cannot be tolerated as it will only harm world peace.

It cited Japan's past crimes against Asian and other countries, a current revival of its militarism and threats to neighboring countries.

The paper also notes that Japan has no independent foreign policy and only blindly follows the United States.

It said Japan is not trusted by its neighbors and granting Japan a permanent seat will only harm the authority of the UN Security Council.

The editorial pointed out that for Japan to become a permanent member of the Security Council, it must sincerely reflect on and compensate for its past.

(China Daily, CRI.com July 21, 2005)