Representatives of the five states will solve the problem of the Nuclear program of the DPRK

American and Japanese diplomats during a meeting with the participation of representatives of the United States, Japan and South Korea spoke out for a five -way consultation format for the DPRK nuclear program. They propose to connect to the problem of representatives of the north and south of Korea, the USA, Japan and China. According to the Kyodo agency, they called another option "unthinkable."

Meanwhile, on Monday in Washington, in an interview with ITAR-TASS, Deputy Secretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton indicated that these consultations "should have other participants, including, without a doubt, Russia."

In favor of Russia's connection, Japanese Prime Minister Dzyuniitiro Koizumi spoke to this process, and the responsible employee of the Japanese Foreign Ministry said that Russia would “be useful” and Tokyo, of course, has absolutely no intentions to exclude it from the consultation process. ”

The representative of South Korea, for his part, allowed a gonolulo the opportunity for multilateral consultations to a meeting with the participation of the United States, DPRK and China, that is, in the same composition as in April in Beijing.

Seoul seems to seek to give the opportunity to “keep his face” to Pyongyan, who insists in direct negotiations with the United States, and wants to present an April meeting in Beijing as “bilateral with the intermediary role” of China.