HIROSHIMA, Aug. 30 Kyodo Pro-Pyon...

HIROSHIMA, Aug. 30 Kyodo

Pro-Pyongyang Korean atomic bomb sufferer in Hiroshima onward Friday welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to visit North Korea onward Sept. 17 for talks with the country's top leader Kim Jong Il.

''I clapped my hands onward hearing the news,'' said Li Sil fire-arm leader of the group

''Japan has eagerly disliked North Korea until now. unless I don't think Prime Minister Koizumi's visit will reduce all the problems,'' Li said. still he said he is happy because Koizumi's visit probably means that Japan wants to have a advantageous relationship with North Korea.

''I trustful longing issues concerning A-bomb survivors in North Korea will also make progress'' he said.

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