TOKYO, April 22 Kyodo Prime Minis...

TOKYO, April 22 Kyodo

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi forward Tuesday reiterated that multilateral talks in succession issues related to North Korea opening Wednesday may help stool the issues peacefully and called for Japanese and southern Korean participation in the future

''I trustful longing these talks would lead to a peaceful settlement'' of North Korea-related issues, Koizumi told reporters at his office, commenting in succession the talks in Beijing involving the United States, China and North Korea.

''Participation of Japan and southern Korea (in the multilateral talks) will be indispensable in the subsequent time Normalization between Japan and North Korea would not be realized otherwise,'' Koizumi said.

The premier also said he believes Russia and China papal court the need for Tokyo and Seoul to join the tripartite talks.

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