Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won support Monday from the leaders of China, Russia and South Korea for Japan's efforts to resolve North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals.
In bilateral talks in Bangkok, Koizumi asked for their cooperation in helping Japan resolve the abduction issue along with the international issues of North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs.
Koizumi told reporters following successive meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun that he confirmed their intention to cooperate in seeking a peaceful solution to the nuclear and abduction issues.
The prime minister said they also agreed to think of a good way to provide the North with a written security guarantee through talks under the six-nation framework involving North and South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and Russia.