当前位置:首页 > 行业动态 > Japanese PM pushes for summit with North Korean leader to break 'mutual distrust' 正文
Japanese PM pushes for summit with North Korean leader to break 'mutual distrust'
时间:2024-09-22 12:48:38 来源:American news
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a policy speech at the start of the extraordinary Diet session in Tokyo on January 28, 2019. AFP |
Japan's prime minister vowed Monday to "break the shell of mutual distrust" with North Korea by meeting leader Kim Jong Un face-to-face and restoring diplomatic relations between the two historic foes.
In a major policy speech to mark the opening of parliament, Shinzo Abe also vowed to push Sino-Japan ties "to a new stage" and pledged a record budget to improve crumbling infrastructure in the world's third-biggest economy.
"I will act resolutely, never failing to seize every opportunity to break the shell of mutual distrust, and I myself will directly face Chairman Kim Jong Un next to resolve North Korea's nuclear and missile issues, as well as the abductions issue," Abe said.
Abe gave no timeframe for a potential meeting with the North Korean leader but the comments came as Kim has ordered preparation for a second summit with US President Donald Trump, likely towards the end of next month.
"I will aim at diplomatic normalisation by settling the unfortunate past," Abe said, using a Japanese diplomatic euphemism referring to harm caused by Japan during its brutal colonisation of the Korean peninsula before and during World War II.
The conciliatory message contrasted sharply from a year ago, when Abe used the same parliamentary address to set out a hardline approach, pledging to "compel North Korea to change its policies" and describing Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes as an "unprecedentedly grave and urgent threat."
Abe has long campaigned to resolve an emotional row related to North Korean agents' abduction of Japanese nationals during the Cold War era to train Pyongyang's spies.
On China, Abe said ties had "completely returned to a normal path" after he visited President Xi Jinping in Beijing last year. Xi is expected to make his first official visit to Japan in 2019.
"I will strongly pursue diplomacy with neighbours for a new era... in order to make northeast Asia truly a land of stable peace and prosperity," he said.
Bilateral ties were harmed in 2012 when Tokyo "nationalised" disputed islands in the East China Sea also claimed by Beijing. Until recently, neither nation had made much effort to improve relations.
But Japan's business community has long urged Abe to improve ties with China, Tokyo's largest trade partner as well as the biggest source of foreign tourists, who are collectively becoming a key driver of Japan's chronically fragile economy.
Japan believes a successful Xi visit is key to a successful G20, which Japan hosts this year and Tokyo hopes the Chinese leader will attend the 2020 Olympic Games.
Abe was cautious about Russia, amid a territorial row over tiny islands to Japan's north that has proved difficult to resolve despite frequent meetings with President Vladimir Putin.
Domestically, Abe vowed to press ahead with an upcoming consumption tax hike from the current eight percent to 10 percent from October.
He also pledged a whopping seven trillion yen ($64 billion) on infrastructure spending, as the nation's many roads and bridges become dilapidated and Japan routinely faces serious natural disasters such as flooding and earthquakes. (AFP)
-
PS5 Pro: There are new whispers that the release date is fast approaching‘No regrets’ for City after drawN. Korea put on alert against Typhoon Khanun; minor damage reported‘No regrets’ for City after drawTrump trials: Jack Smith is reportedly reconsidering his strategy.[Herald Interview] Lawmaker calls for awareness for disabledApple might soon fix an annoying iPhone hotspot bugN. Korea probably sees technical advance in spy satellite launch despite botched 2nd attemptBest CPU Deals, AMD vs Intel: Holiday CPU Buying GuideSevilla edge over West Ham
上一篇:New Grok response directs users to Vote.gov for election questions
下一篇:Table tennis star Shin Yu
下一篇:Table tennis star Shin Yu
相关内容
- ·A Journey Into the Mind of Stephen King
- ·多措并举 严厉打击各类涉渔违法行为
- ·This burger with a face (and teeth!) is freaking everybody out
- ·'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' is another Marvel TV hit: Review
- ·The Analog Embrace: How Some Experiences Are Surviving the Digital Age
- ·增强禁毒意识和能力 营造人人参与禁毒氛围
- ·增强禁毒意识和能力 营造人人参与禁毒氛围
- ·This burger with a face (and teeth!) is freaking everybody out
- ·Google Gemini now allows AI
- ·开展茶文化交流 促进产销互动
- ·依托平台优势 雅安产品将搭乘国际班列走向世界
- ·Military reports 27 more COVID
- ·A global problem is preventing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza from coming to an end.
- ·Canoo unveils electric pickup truck that's way smaller than the Tesla Cybertruck
- ·'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' is another Marvel TV hit: Review
- ·Why House Democrats are arguing about the pay
最新内容
- ·To Russia, with Love
- ·NHL team throws birthday party for 11
- ·Why are over 70% of North Korean defectors female?
- ·S. Korea, China to hold high
- ·Newborns hit new low, but births to those unmarried reach record high: data
- ·[Herald Interview] Lawmaker calls for awareness for disabled
- ·N. Korea probably sees technical advance in spy satellite launch despite botched 2nd attempt
- ·George Kent's blue Nalgene was the real star of the impeachment hearing
- ·Apple Watch 10 rumors: Everything we know so far
- ·搬新家 开启幸福新生活 助就业 生活质量不打折
推荐内容
热点内容
- ·12 Sculptures Made From Recycled Materials
- ·Dolly Parton just got the first dose of the vaccine she helped fund
- ·Pakistan's Ahsan enters IBSF World Championships final
- ·Deepfake of Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'No Country for Old Men' will mess you up
- ·Sinner vs. Michelsen 2024 livestream: Watch US Open for free
- ·Why House Democrats are arguing about the pay
- ·福彩公益金为孤困儿童点亮希望之光
- ·多措并举 严厉打击各类涉渔违法行为
- ·Deceased K
- ·Incheon's inter