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 chance reaching
There is still a chance of reaching an agreement.
prospect
There has been no breakthrough to this point, and the prospect is not bright.
It will be an important day which will make-or-break this round,
asked deal kim korea north
I told Kim about the (DNA) results. I asked North Korea to deal with this sincerely.
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.
last
We are not necessarily satisfied, ... working up to the last minute.
korea north playing suspicions wipe
North Korea should wipe out suspicions it is playing for time,
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.
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.
agreement prospects reaching
I don't think that we can see the prospects for reaching an agreement yet.
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.
agreeing common document mean problems solution
Agreeing a common document does not mean that the solution to our problems has been found.