Kono eyes contact with N. Korean counterpart at ARF

Kono eyes contact with N. Korean counterpart at ARF

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono says July 6 he may have ''some kind of contact'' with his North Korean counterpart during a July 27 meeting in Singapore of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). But Kono said in an interview with a group of reporters at his ministry that Japan is not yet taking any steps to set a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun. ''We will consider after his participation becomes official and is confirmed,'' Kono said.

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