Japan, South Korea, China want to consolidate nuclear security

TOKYO, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Japanese Premier Naoto Kan, South Korean
President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pointed to
importance of increasing security in the sphere of atomic energy at their
summit in Tokyo on Sunday.
This approach was recorded by them in a joint declaration by the
results of the two-day meeting in this format.
The agenda of the talks included discussion of measures to overcome
aftermaths at the Japanese Fukushinma-1 nuclear plant. Their participants
agreed to set up various structures at the level of experts and to expand
exchange of useful information on emerging such crises in the region.
"Guided by the understanding that tripartite cooperation will
definitely make a contribution to restoring Japan, we share importance of
rendering mutual aid to each other, especially in case of such disasters,"
says the declaration.
Noting that energy of peaceful atom remains "the key element in the
energy policy of many countries", Naoto Kan, Lee Myung-bak and Wen Jiabao
came to the conclusion "to implement joint programmes in the sphere of
renewable energy sources so as to cut extreme dependence on nuclear
energy".
On Saturday, Lee Myung-bak and Wen Jiabao visited several areas in the
prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima, the hardest hit by the March natural
calamities. They talked with local residents there and expressed deep
condolences in connection with numerous victims. They also had a joint
meeting with Kan's participation in the city of Fukushima, located 60
kilometres away from the stricken Fukushima-1 nuclear plant.
The fourth regular tripartite meeting also examined plans of business
partnership between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing and some pressing
international issues, including the situation in the Korean Peninsula. The
declaration notes that its participants "expressed concern over the North
Korean programme for uranium enrichment and pointed to importance of a
constructive intra-Korean dialogue".
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