Tokyo plans to propose to North Korea a summit without asking for a guarantee of progress on the issue of Pyongyang’s past abduction of Japanese nationals, Kyodo reported, citing government sources.
The plans are based on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s apparent shift in stance.
The PM’s message that he is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “without conditions” could be conveyd through the Japanese Embassy in Beijing and other various channels, according to the sources.
They say Kim told US President Donald Trump during their second summit in Hanoi in February that he acknowledged the abduction issue is pending between North Korea and Japan and that he will meet with Abe “at some stage.”
Source : RT - Daily news
Japan may propose to N. Korea summit ‘without conditions’ – sources
Japan may propose to N. Korea summit ‘without conditions’ – sources
