The talks of heads of delegations to the six-party talks are slated to open soon to round off the implementation of the October 3 agreement.

It is the main task of the talks to ensure the speed of economic compensation by the five parties to the talks as called for by the principle of "action for action" as it is delayed as compared with the DPRK's speed of disablement and achieve common understanding of the issue of verification.

What matters is that Japan persistently and impertinently insists on its participation in the talks though it is refusing to fulfill its commitment despite the fact that the implementation of the October 3 agreement is at its final phase.

The six-party talks are participated in by those countries directly interested in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the parties to them are, therefore, obliged to fulfill their responsibilities to attain that goal.

It is only Japan out of those parties that has not done anything to fulfill its commitment but is still refusing to do so.

It is the assertion of Japan that it will not fulfill any commitment related to its economic compensation under the agreement reached at the six-party talks unless there is progress in the solution of the "abduction issue" between the DPRK and Japan.

It is the ulterior intention of Japan to bar the denuclearization of the peninsula from coming true and put spurs to its moves to turn itself into a military power under the pretext of the nuclear issue.

Such country has neither justification nor qualification to participate in the talks. On the contrary, it only lays a hurdle in the way of achieving the common goal.

The October 3 agreement can be implemented without Japan now that other countries beside the parties to the six-party talks are expressing their will to participate in the economic compensation in place of Japan.

We will neither treat Japan as a party to the talks nor deal with it even if it impudently appears in the conference room, lost to shame.