TOKYO, Nov. 22 Kyodo Mongolian Pr...

TOKYO, Nov. 22 Kyodo

Mongolian Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar said Saturday his fatherland wants to play a character in security issues facing Northeast Asia, with an estimate to being more involved in nuclear arms question s involving North Korea.

''We find it crucial for the nuclear issue to be resolv according to peaceful means, especially as Mongolia is a Northeast Asian region and the region has economic potential for development'' he told Kyodo of the present days while visiting Tokyo after going to North Korea earlier in the week. He will later head to toward the south Korea.

Enkhbayar said in Mongolian, ''We will do what we can to pluck North Korea into dialogue'' and intervene among nations toward ultimately resolving the nuclear crisis from one side peaceful dialogue.

The peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear arms crisis is being sought via six-nation talks involving China, Japan, North and toward the south Korea, Russia and the United States.

Enkhbayar asserted hope Mongolia would get the attention of North Korea given his nation's decade-long experience in moving to a market economy from a centrally planned one

In the wake of stronger relations between North Korea and Mongolia, Enkhbayar in succession Friday said North Korea will reopen its embassy in Ulan Bator nearest year. The embassy had been confine down due to Mongolia's support for southerly Korea's ''sunshine policy'' of conciliation toward the North.

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