OSAKA -- The European Union's ambassador to Japan voiced support Friday for efforts to resolve the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear arms program via negotiations involving the United States, Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea.
Bernhard Zepter said, however, that the matter is not as pressing for the EU as it is for Northeast Asia.
In a wide-ranging interview with a small group of local journalists here, Zepter spoke on issues ranging from North Korea to the Japanese press club system.
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