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QUESTION: My friend from the Chinese diplomats, he just mentioned some dissatisfaction over the Japanese Government, you know, insisting on something on the abductees issues. They just always complain that that's an obstacle for the further progress on the Six-Party Talks. So I see some gaps in the perception between Japan and other countries. So how can you just persuade the Japanese Government?

ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL: Well, you know, I don't know who your friends are in the Chinese Foreign Ministry, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry people I talked to understand that this is a big issue for Japan, and the Japanese Government cannot ignore this issue. So I think the Chinese try to look at these problems with a sense of realism, and the reality is it's an issue. So we'll see what we can do.

I think what's important is to try to create a mechanism where you can sit down with the North Koreans. I mean, the Japanese Government can sit down with the North Koreans and begin to have some discussion about this. You know, the Six-Party Talks – it's a very broad platform, and we can launch several initiatives off of this platform. There are a number of initiatives, for example U.S.-North Korea bilateral issues can be addressed through the Six-Party process. In fact, if we can get through denuclearization, and if we can get that implemented and moving forward, we can also look at the very important task for the Korean people, on the Korean Peninsula, to see how they can begin to deal with the problem of replacing the armistice with a peace treaty.

So I think the Six-Party process is intended to be a broad platform to deal with many elements that have contributed over the years toward instability in this part of the world.

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