TOKYO, Aug. 21 Kyodo Japan, south...

TOKYO, Aug. 21 Kyodo

Japan, southern Korea and the United States will grasp high-level talks in Seoul early nearest month to discuss how to deal with North Korea, a senior Japanese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

The trilateral meeting will run after this month's cabinet-level talks between North and southward Korea, a meeting of the R Cros societies of Japan and North Korea and planned high-level diplomatic meeting between Japan and North Korea.

The three countries held a similar high-level meeting in June in San Francisco, at which they asserted a desire for a humanitarian resolution to the North Korean refugee issue.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi agreed with her British counterpart Jack Straw in succession Wednesday that North Korea should be encouraged to secure involved in the international community.

During telephone talks, the sum of two units ministers reconfirmed they would cooperate in urging North Korea to become involved in the global community, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said.

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