克里與日本首相商討朝鮮問題

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the last day of a three-nation Asian tour focusing on North Korea.

Kerry said Monday that the two had made important advances in cyber-security, climate change and on solidarity with respect to the North Korean threat on the Korean peninsula.

The top U.S. diplomat met with the Japanese leader after telling students at the Tokyo Institute of Technology that the burden is on Pyongyang to take meaningful steps to honor commitments it has already made. He added that the North must observe laws and the norms of international behavior.

After a meeting Sunday with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Kerry told a news conference that Washington is willing to negotiate with North Korea for a peaceful resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula if Pyongyang takes steps toward abandoning nuclear weapons.

Kerry said Pyongyang has a "clear course of action available to it" and will find a "ready partner" for negotiations in the United States. But, in separate remarks, Kerry said he will have to consult with colleagues in Washington about what specific actions they believe Pyongyang must take.

Kerry also reiterated Washington's commitment to the defense of Japan, a key U.S. ally. North Korea has made repeated threats to attack the United States and its regional allies, including Japan and South Korea.美國國務卿克里在東京會晤了日本首相安倍晉三，這是克里出訪亞洲三國的最後一天，訪問期間的首要議題是朝鮮問題。

克里星期一說，他和安倍晉三首相在網絡安全、氣候改變以及團結一致應對朝鮮半島的平壤威脅等問題上取得了重要進展。

克里在會晤安倍晉三之前，於東京理工學院對學生們說，平壤承擔着責任，要在履行已經做出的承諾方面採取有意義的步驟。克里還表示，朝鮮必須遵守法律和國際行爲準則。

克里星期天會晤日本外相岸田文雄之後在記者會上說，如果朝鮮邁出放棄核武器的步伐，美國願意與之談判，尋找和平化解朝鮮半島緊張局勢的途徑。

克里說，平壤有一條“明確的道路可供選擇”，而且美國將願意與之展開談判。但在另一次講話中，克里表示，他必須和華盛頓的同僚們商議，以瞭解他們認爲平壤必須採取什麼具體行動。

此外，克里重申美國致力於保衛日本的承諾。日本是美國的重要盟國。朝鮮不斷威脅要攻擊美國及其亞洲盟友，包括日本和韓國。