Mosquitos. We start with talks with north korea in decades. Japans top diplomat for Asian Affairs led the 12member team. The group arrived in pyongyang on monday. Early the next day, the head of north koreas special investigation committee, so tae ha, created the greeted the visitors. I know there are differences of opinion in your country about this visit. I think the trip is a positive step forward. Showing the japanese governments will to follow up on our previous agreement. A briefing took place on what the norths four investigative panels said they had learned so far. Each panel is looking into a particular part of the problem. What became of abducted japanese, missing japanese, those left behind during world war ii, and japanese spouses of north koreans, and the remains of japanese who died in the north near the end of the war. So and some of the officials involved are attached to the ministry of state security. It is thought to be a kind of secret Police Organization whose repre
Mosquitos. We start with talks with north korea in decades. Japans top diplomat for Asian Affairs led the 12member team. The group arrived in pyongyang on monday. Early the next day, the head of north koreas special investigation committee, so tae ha, created the greeted the visitors. I know there are differences of opinion in your country about this visit. I think the trip is a positive step forward. Showing the japanese governments will to follow up on our previous agreement. A briefing took place on what the norths four investigative panels said they had learned so far. Each panel is looking into a particular part of the problem. What became of abducted japanese, missing japanese, those left behind during world war ii, and japanese spouses of north koreans, and the remains of japanese who died in the north near the end of the war. So and some of the officials involved are attached to the ministry of state security. It is thought to be a kind of secret Police Organization whose repre
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