And in light of North Korea's current situation and realities, I do not believe North Korea could forfeit their promises regarding these commitments. And the United States and the Republic of Korea will continue our cooperation and our efforts to eliminate North Korea's nuclear weapons development, as well as to have North Korea abandon their nuclear reprocessing plants as well as the enrichment facilities to the extent they exist. And we will expect support and cooperation of the international society. And along with these supports, I am quite certain that our efforts will succeed. Mr. President, the United States has called for Japan to take a broader role on the world stage, to go beyond checkbook diplomacy.
Japan is a very important country.
They are an economic power to be respected and to be reckoned with. But your question relates to changing the Charter of the United Nations Security Council, something that is extraordinarily difficult to do. And in addition to Japan, there are other claimants to seats on what clearly would have to be an expanded Security Council. But before there could be any change in the Charter, there would have to be extensive consultation. It simply is not going to just happen.