Clinton sorry over Hosakawa resignation<\/p>\n
MINNEAPOLIS (Agencies): President Clinton was sorry to hear of
\nthe resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, the
\nWhite House said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Hosokawa announced early yesterday that he was resigning to
\ntake responsibility for a flap over controversial personal loans
\nthat has paralyzed parliament.<\/p>\n
\"The president has been informed and is sorry to hear the news
\nof the resignation,\" White House spokeswoman Ginny Terzano said.<\/p>\n
\"The president has enjoyed a good and candid relationship,\"
\nwith the prime minister, she said, reading from a statement.
\nTerzano said Clinton and Hosokawa had worked together
\nsuccessfully on many issues.<\/p>\n
She added that Clinton, who had not spoken to Hosokawa about
\nthe resignation, looked forward to working with the Japanese
\nleader's successor.<\/p>\n
Clinton, beset with his own problems over a controversial
\ninvestment by his family in a failed Arkansas land deal, is in
\nMinneapolis as part of a campaign to sell his health care reform
\nplan.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, Indonesia expressed its hopes that Japanese Prime
\nMinister Morihiro Hosokawa's resignation will not affect economic
\nrelations between the two countries.<\/p>\n
\"We always monitor political developments in Japan and hope
\nthat the good relations between the two countries will not be
\ndisturbed because of Prime Minister Hosokawa's resignation,
\nespecially economic relations,\" Foreign Ministry spokesman Irawan
\nAbidin said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n
He added that Indonesia also hopes Japan will continue to
\nsupport and participate in the next Asia-Pacific Economic Forum
\nin November, to be held in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Indonesian State Secretary Moerdiono expressed his surprise at
\nHosokawa's resignation.<\/p>\n
\"I'm very surprised,\" he told reporters at the State Palace.<\/p>\n
AFP, quoting the presidential spokesman, reported from Seoul
\nthat South Korean President Kim Young-Sam will telephone former
\nJapanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa yesterday to \"reaffirm
\nhis personal friendship and trust\".<\/p>\n
The South Korean President, who made a state visit to Japan
\nlast month and has been in constant consultation with Hosokawa
\nover the North Korean nuclear impasse, would make the personal
\ncall at about 6 p.m. (09:00 GMT), his spokesman said.<\/p>\n
The first<\/p>\n
Kim was the first foreign head of state to congratulate
\nHosokawa when he scraped through a close no-confidence vote on a
\ncompromise with the Liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n
In Beijing, China said yesterday it hoped relations with Japan
\nwould continue to develop \"steadily and soundly\" despite
\nHosokawa's resignation.<\/p>\n
\"Prime Minister Hosokawa has made precious efforts for
\npromoting the development of friendly relations between China and
\nJapan,\" said a foreign ministry spokeswoman, adding that the
\nannouncement of his resignation yesterday was Japan's \"internal
\naffair.\"<\/p>\n
\"We hope that Sino-Japanese relations will continue steadily
\nand soundly,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Eight months after coming to power as an anti-graft crusader,
\nHosokawa announced his resignation Friday amid persistent charges
\nthat he received a dubious loan and made questionable stock
\ntransactions.<\/p>\n
Hosokawa said at a news conference that he was resigning
\nbecause of an unidentified \"legal problem.\"<\/p>",
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