Preparation of the Prime Minister of Japan to meet with the leader of North Korea
| While Washington's tensions with Pyongyang continue, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's preparation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made news. |
Fars News Agency International Group; Fumio Kishida is stepping up efforts to meet North Korea’s leader to “save his shaky prime minister”. This news was published by the Financial Times newspaper.
Informed sources in Washington and Tokyo said that Kishida wants to meet with Kim to secure the release of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago. Slow down.
According to the Financial Times, Japan’s prime minister has increased his efforts after receiving “promising signs” from North Korea.
Of course, people close to the negotiations They said they had not reached a conclusion yet because “Kim refuses to cooperate on the Japanese abductees.” A channel in China is also said to be involved in the talks.
Japan’s prime minister told parliament last week that “it is very important to me to take the initiative to build high-level relations” with Korea. take charge of the North, and Japan should not “waste a single moment”. The United States has not said anything about the possible meeting of the leaders (Tokyo and Pyongyang). The last meeting between the Japanese prime minister and the North Korean leader was in 2004 between Junichiro Koizumi and Kim Jong Il, the father of the current leader, in Pyongyang.
Japan’s prime minister’s office declined to comment, but cited Kishida’s recent comments that he was taking “different approaches” on North Korea and was determined to hold direct talks with Kim “without setting any conditions.”
A US official said Washington would welcome high-level engagement between Tokyo, Japan and North Korea on the condition that Japan resolves any issues with South Korea in advance. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has taken a tough stance against North Korea since his election in 2022.
According to the Financial Times, Washington is worried about North Korea expanding its nuclear arsenal and sending weapons. To Russia for the war in Ukraine. Since Joe Biden took office, the US has had “no meaningful engagement with North Korea”.
The Japanese prime minister has a personal motive for negotiating with North Korea. The Financial Times wrote that “the progress on the abductees is likely to boost Kishida’s popularity.” Recent scandals and crises have caused Kishida’s popularity to drop below 30%.
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