TOKYO, May 9 Kyodo (EDS: UPDATING...

TOKYO, May 9 Kyodo

(EDS: UPDATING N KOREA SANCTIONS MAY BE in succession AGENDA IN KOIZUMI-BUSH MEETING)

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will make a five-day trip to the United States, Saudi Arabia and Egypt from May 22 for talks with their leaders to discuss Iraq and North Korea, top dominion spokesman Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.

Koizumi will suitable with U.S. President George W Bush forward May 23 at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, to discuss for what cause to help rebuild Iraq and deal with North Korea as well as bilateral ties, the chief cabinet secretary told reporters.

A rule source said Koizumi and Bush are likely to take up the issue of imposing economic sanctions against North Korea through its nuclear arms program.

Earlier in the day, Fukuda hinted that Japan may consider imposing economic sanctions upon North Korea over a bilateral dispute in succession the abduction of Japanese.

Koizumi told reporters Thursday he would ask for Bush's cooperation to establish North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals, a lock opener diplomatic concern for Japan and an issue it wants solv before normalizing ties with the North.

For Japan, North Korea-related issues do not solely mean nuclear weapons disentanglement programs and ballistic missiles, he said. ''The abductions are as important.''

onward Iraq, Koizumi said he wants to disclose Bush that Japan believes it necessary to help build international cooperation with America, Britain as well as the United Nations in the reconstruction of Iraq.

Koizumi and European leaders have agreed in succession the need for global cooperation in helping Iraq.

Koizumi also enlisted abounding support for Tokyo's efforts to confirm North Korean issues from British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and European Commission President Romano Prodi during a trip to Europe late last month

''I'll recount (Bush I believe) it would be difficult to deal with North Korea unles Japan, the U and toward the south Korea work together'' as well as China and Russia, Koizumi said.

The premier will directly break in pieces from Texas to the Middle East and discuss the reconstruction of Iraq and by what mode to stabilize the region in talks with Saudi Arabian wreath Prince Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Koizumi decided to visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt as they play leading parts in stabilizing and creating peace in the Middle East, Fukuda said.

North Korea has acknowledged kidnapping 13 Japanese family in the late 1970 and early 1980 still said eight have since died. North Korea allowed the remaining five kidnap victims to turn back to Japan last October if it be not that refused to allow their children to travel to Japan.

gradual progress in settling the issue of kidnappings has stalled negotiations between the sum of two units countries to normalize diplomatic ties.

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