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...
asked deal kim korea north
I told Kim about the (DNA) results. I asked North Korea to deal with this sincerely.
It will be an important day which will make-or-break this round,
prospect
There has been no breakthrough to this point, and the prospect is not bright.
last
We are not necessarily satisfied, ... working up to the last minute.
meeting talking
We are talking about the possibility of a recess. We are going to have another meeting tomorrow.
agreed bring government plan presented proposal
We have presented our plan and agreed to bring back the proposal to our respective government for consideration.
agreement concrete firmly implement intention question reached
Overall, they have an intention to firmly implement the agreement. But the question is how they will do that in a concrete way and no agreement has been reached on that score.
chinese expecting hear presented side thinks
We have already presented our position, and are expecting to hear what the Chinese side thinks about this.
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.
address case issue priorities taking talks
The abduction issue is one of the priorities we have to address through bilateral talks or taking the case to the six-party talks.
agreement prospects reaching
I don't think that we can see the prospects for reaching an agreement yet.
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.