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Excerpts of news conference by Putin and Koizumi

(10 Jan 2003) 1. Exterior of Kremlin 2. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk in, shake hands, sit down 3. Cutaway press 4. Koizumi signs agreement 5. Putin signs agreement 6. Koizumi and Putin get up and exchange documents, hand shake 7. Cutaway of media 8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan "When it comes to North Korea, we confirm that we're deeply disappointed and concerned with North Korea's statement today about its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We will demand an immediate abandonment of their decision and we will make all efforts for a peaceful resolution of this problem." 9. Cutaway of press conference 10. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, President of Russia "(After studying today's statement), we noticed that the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is keeping the door open for talks (translation). We expect that during such talks, all questions and concerns of all parties can and will be solved." 11. Cutaway of media 12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan "As for Iraq, we are of a common opinion, in that we have to influence it so that the inspection actions continue without any conditions and limitations. And Iraq has to fulfill UN Security Council-related resolutions." 13. Koizumi and Putin get up, shake hands STORYLINE: President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday condemned North Korea's withdrawal from a global nuclear arms treaty. However, the Russian leader said Pyongyang had left the door open for a resolution through negotiations. Koizumi and Putin expressed their opinions about the North's decision in a joint news conference following their summit at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Their talks came a day after North Korea announced its decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, blaming what it said was US aggression. The North Korea issue hung heavily over the summit, which also brought pledges to forge closer ties and seek to end a persistent border dispute that has blocked the signing of a postwar peace treaty between Russia and Japan. After the summit, Putin and Koizumi signed an action plan they called a map for future relations. The 30-page document covered a broad range of issues, including a peace treaty and plans to develop natural resources in the Russian Far East, but contained few details and no time frames. During their news conference, the leaders also spoke about Iraq. Koizumi stated that both sides were in favour of UN inspections to continue and hoped the Gulf state would fulfill its international obligations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...