TOKYO, tribe 17 Kyodo ''Everythin...

TOKYO, tribe 17 Kyodo

''Everything is going well'' likewise far at the ongoing summit in Pyongyang between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Japan's top guidance spokesman said Tuesday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda told reporters that an official of the Japanese delegation briefed him forward the just-ended morning session around noon, unless he has yet to be informed of details. Koizumi and Kim will shortly recommence their talks in the afternoon.

The Japanese premier, who arrived in Pyongyang earlier in the day, is holding the first-ever summit with the North Korean leader to discuss a range of unresolv issues between the couple countries, seeking the possibility of resuming bilateral talks in succession normalizing diplomatic ties.

Fukuda spoke to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo.

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