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September 17, 2022 at 18:31 JST
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il exchange copies of the Pyongyang Declaration after signing it on Sept. 17, 2002. (Pool)
Sept. 17 marked the 20th anniversary of a landmark summit meeting between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il that for a brief moment raised hopes the thorny issue of Pyongyang’s abductions of Japanese nationals would be resolved once and for all. [Read More]
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