Abe offers unconditional Kim meet
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet Democratic People鈥檚 Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong Un 鈥渦nconditionally鈥 in a bid to restore diplomatic ties, a daily said yesterday.
Abe, seen as a foreign policy hawk, has recently softened his rhetoric toward Pyongyang, calling for a summit with Kim to resolve an emotional row over past kidnappings of Japanese nationals by Pyongyang agents.
In an interview with the Sankei Shimbun on Wednesday, Abe said: 鈥淚 want to meet Chairman Kim Jong Un unconditionally and talk with him frankly with an open mind.
鈥淲e can鈥檛 break the shell of mutual distrust between Japan and North Korea unless I directly face Mr Kim,鈥 he said.
DPRK admitted in 2002 that it had taken 13 Japanese civilians and released what it said were the five survivors, saying eight others had died.
DPRK authorities have given no public indication of any willingness to meet Abe.
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