The unification ministry said Wednesday it will push to discuss the issue of South Koreans abducted by North Korea as an official agenda item if the two Koreas resume dialogue.
The Japanese government has launched a "summit" of junior high school students across Japan in order to bring greater attention to North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.
South Korea s new unification minister will meet with chiefs of civic groups dedicated to resolving the issue of abductees and detainees in North Korea this week as his first official schedule since the inauguration, his office said Wednesday.