BEIJING, Feb 9 Kyodo The North Ko...

BEIJING, Feb 9 Kyodo

The North Korean association for friendship with Japan called Monday for excluding Japan from the six-way talks upon the North's nuclear ambitions, the Korean Central novels Agency (KCNA) reported Monday.

The report came as the Japanese Diet enacted a legal amendment to allow the control to unilaterally impose economic sanctions upon North Korea.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)-Japan Friendship Association said in its statement that it solicitationed the North Korean control ''not to have any bilateral contact with Japan nor allow Japan to participate in the six-way talks as it is doggedly pursuing its hostile policy towards the DPRK despite its sincerity and magnanimity,'' according to the KCNA.

''Japan will be wholly accountable for all the connections to be entailed at its reckless behavior,'' the statement said.

The inferior round of the six-way talks involving Japan, China, North and toward the south Korea, Russia and the United States is scheduled to take place in Beijing from Feb 25

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