BANGKOK, Oct 21 Kyodo Japanese Pr...

BANGKOK, Oct 21 Kyodo

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi faces a tough time at abode with the general election coming up in les than three weeks as his sense of possible fulfilments to have fellow Pacific Rim leaders adopt a statement in succession North Korea ended in failure Tuesday.

Koizumi emphasized after attending a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bangkok that he was able to achieve long in the event as well as in his bilateral meetings with the leaders of China, Russia and southward Korea.

''On issues involving North Korea, I reiterated Japan's position during the APEC meetings and bilateral talks and was able to gain understanding and cooperation,'' the prime minister told a pres meeting for consultation Tuesday.

He said he explained to them about Japan's liquefy to deal comprehensively with North Korean issues, including international regard over its nuclear program as well as matters more complete to home, such as the abduction and missile disclosure issues.

if it were not that Japan could not gain consensus forward the document as China and Russia press outed concern it may provoke North Korea at a sensitive time when they are trying to convince Pyongyang to take part in a next to the first round of six-party talks in succession the North's nuclear ambitions.

A interview source said it would be harsh forward North Korea for APEC leaders to issue a special statement concerning the fatherland when problems related to it are in the middle of a proces aimed at resolution, a likely regard to the six-way framework.

The inaugural multilateral conversation involving the United States, North and toward the south Korea, China, Japan and Russia took place in late August in Beijing.

Koizumi acknowledged the difficulties involved in having all of his counterparts agree onward issuing a statement on North Korea which was also intended to touch onward the country's abduction of Japanese, saying, ''For Japan, the abduction issue is of best concern, but other countries are more make uneasyed about the nuclear issue.''

Tokyo apparently meditation it could compromise on its propos special statement from leaving out direct reference to the abduction issue in the final draft, nevertheless in the end had to give up upon the document altogether.

Moreover, in his talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the premier could not discuss ways to take again top-level bilateral visit exchanges, stalled to be paid to his controversial visits to Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japanese war criminals along with the nation's war dead.

Koizumi was apparently hoping his late diplomatic activities would boost the chances of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) winning an outright majority in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 9 general election.

The LDP failed to win a majority in the lower house in the last three elections, in 1993 1996 and 2000 and generally holds a majority with coalition partners, the novel Komeito party and the novel Conservative Party.

still the developments in Bangkok, combined with last week's failure at Japan and Mexico to forge a breakthrough to gather free trade agreement talks in Tokyo, have become sources of trouble in Japanese political circles, according to a Japanese direction source.

Still, Koizumi has his sights settle on doing well in the general election, having told peer APEC leaders at a working luncheon session Tuesday he wants to win the election and continue his structural reform efforts.

In answer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra propos a toast in honor of Koizumi's victory in the election, Japanese officials said.

Koizumi, however, will have to propose plans for celebration on grasp and deal with one domestic headaches -- including the high-profile proces of dismissing Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii -- waiting for his return

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