Fukuda would welcome N. Korea declaration for resolving nuke issue

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda tells reporters at his office on June 24 that Japan would welcome North Korea's expected move to provide a long-delayed account of its nuclear activities that would lead to its removal from the U.S. list of terror sponsors, if it helps toward a resolution of the nuclear issue.

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