Remarks at Narita AirportChristopher Hill,
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Tokyo, Japan October 16, 2006QUESTION: What would you expect meeting with Japanese?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL: Well, first of all, it's great to be back here in Tokyo. I think it's been about six weeks since I was last here. As you know, Secretary Rice will be coming in a couple more days. And I think Secretary Rice's visit should be seen in the context of this very close cooperation that we've had throughout these difficult months. Certainly we have worked very closely bilaterally and with the United Nations Security Council during the July missile test, and now during this nuclear test we've also worked very, very closely and effectively and with the new Japanese government. So I think our cooperation has been truly excellent, and we see Secretary Rice's visit as part of that process. We have to work together and see what we can do to make sure that the measures that we've taken, measures that Japan has taken, can all be brought together to make sure that the North Koreans choose a different path than the one they're currently on. So I look forward to some meetings here. I look forward to meeting my counterpart Ken Sasae later tonight, and then I think I'll be off to Seoul sometime tomorrow, and that I'll be back here to greet Secretary Rice on Wednesday. So thank you very much.
QUESTION: What do you hope to achieve on this trip?
Released on October 18, 2006
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