Kenichiro Sasae
Kenichiro Sasae
Kenichiro Sasaeis a Japanese diplomat and the current Japan's ambassador to the United States. He was Deputy Director-General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representative of Japan during the six-party talks to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. On 19 August 2012, as Vice Foreign Minister, Kenichiro Sasae expressed that the protests made by China are "unacceptable" and voiced regret...
agreement depends final north reach
We are approaching the final stage. We are doing our most to reach an agreement, but much depends on North Korea's attitude.
korea north playing suspicions wipe
North Korea should wipe out suspicions it is playing for time,
abandon arms commit decision depend itself korea north nuclear result round strategic talks whether
The result of this round of talks will depend on whether or not North Korea can actually commit itself to a strategic decision to abandon all of its nuclear arms and nuclear programs,
agreed bring government plan presented proposal
We have presented our plan and agreed to bring back the proposal to our respective government for consideration.
meeting talking
We are talking about the possibility of a recess. We are going to have another meeting tomorrow.
china demanded gas halt information joint oil operations proposed provide
We proposed our idea of joint development and demanded China to halt operations and provide information on gas and oil fields.
chinese hope positive present side toward
We hope that the Chinese side will present a constructive and positive view. I think that through this, we will be able to see the Chinese side's seriousness toward this issue.
agreement prospects reaching
I don't think that we can see the prospects for reaching an agreement yet.
asked deal kim korea north
I told Kim about the (DNA) results. I asked North Korea to deal with this sincerely.
desirable issue nuclear obstacles quickly resolve various
The issue is how quickly we can resolve the nuclear dispute, and it is not desirable to place various obstacles before that.
achieve china cooperation hope issue japan serve showing strongly test whether
The issue is an important one that will serve as a litmus test for showing whether cooperation between Japan and China can work. I strongly hope to achieve results.
aim central ensure korea measures north nuclear promise specific talks
The central aim of the talks is to come up with specific measures to ensure that North Korea keep its promise to give up its nuclear weapons.
believe core issue remains unchanged
And I believe this issue remains unchanged as the core of the matter.
agreeing common document mean problems solution
Agreeing a common document does not mean that the solution to our problems has been found.