Prime Minister Kishida says he aims to realize summit talks with N.Korea

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said he aims to hold a summit meeting with North Korea with support from the United States and the international community. Kishida made the comment on Friday in a meeting in Tokyo with a group of the relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.

The group recently visited the United States, and met with high-ranking US government officials and members of both chambers of Congress to ask for their support to solve the abduction issue as soon as possible. The prime minister said that the government will work with the international community to continue high-level talks to realize a Japan-North Korea summit.