The Japanese Mission to the United Nations on Thursday posted a clarification of Ambassador Tsuneo Nishida's remarks on the upcoming Tokyo meeting on Security Council reform, claiming some reports were misleading.
It said that some press reports "misleadingly referred to" Nishida's statement made Tuesday at the General Assembly debate on Security Council reform by quoting him as saying Tokyo will host a meeting on U.N. Security Council reform next Monday "as part of efforts to include Japan as a permanent member."
To clarify the statement, the mission stressed that Japan's aim is "to have an honest, open and substantive dialogue to explore achievable reform."
At the General Assembly debate, Nishida unveiled Japan's plan to host the meeting Monday, telling U.N. member states: "Our aim is to open a new chapter for an honest, open and substantive dialogue, which is essential in order to explore achievable reform.
"It is our hope that this dialogue will stimulate fruitful discussions, in continuity with the previous efforts, to generate a further dynamism for meaningful progress, and we are ready to share the results with all interested member states."
Genba, Natalegawa meet
KYODOForeign Minister Koichiro Genba and his Indonesian counterpart, Marty Natalegawa, agreed Thursday to enhance cooperation on assisting Myanmar's transition to democracy and in dealing with other regional issues, a Japanese official said.
Natalegawa told Genba about his visit late last month to Myanmar to assess its readiness to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2014, the official said.
The meeting, which lasted about 20 minutes, was held during Natalegawa's stopover in Tokyo on his way to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ministerial meeting in Honolulu on Friday. Genba will also attend the APEC meeting.
Indonesia chairs this year's meetings of the 10-member ASEAN.