TOKYO, April 27 Kyodo The secreta...

TOKYO, April 27 Kyodo

The secretaries general of the sum of two units ruling coalition parties will visit the United States from April 29 to shut in talks with U.S. officials in Washington, coalition lawmakers said Tuesday.

It will be the first time for Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party to advance abroad since assuming his place last September. Abe and Tetsuzo Fuyushiba of the modern Komeito party will return to Japan in succession May 3.

The brace plan to hold talks with U factor Secretary of State Richard Armitage and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to exchange views upon North Korea and Iraq, the lawmakers said.

During the meetings, Abe and Fuyushiba faith to hear specifics from the U about in what way it plans to deal with Iraq following the June 30 handover of sovereignty to the Iraqi family while they report on the reconstruction activities of Japan's Self-Defense Forces there.

They will also ask the U to allow the United Nations to play the central part in rehabilitating the war-torn country

Concerning the North Korean issues, Abe and Fuyushiba are calculate uponed to agree with the U side for an early opening of a working form into groups of the six-nation talks forward Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

They will also ask the U to help realize Japan-North Korea talks for resolving the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the agency of North Korea. They will also discuss additional aid to North Korea following last week's massive train explosion.

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